Wheat, Barley and Triticale Abstracts

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Wheat, Barley and Triticale Abstracts is a fully searchable abstracts database of internationally published research. 

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Coverage

The following aspects applied to wheat (Triticum spp.), barley (Hordeum spp.), rye (Secale spp.) and triticale (Triticosecale).

Genetics and biotechnology
All aspects of genetics and molecular biology including

• cytology
• inheritance and gene expression
• cytogenetics
• embryology
• molecular genetics
• genetic engineering
• gene mapping
• nucleotide sequences
• biosafety
• intellectual property rights
• tissue and organ culture
• production of secondary metabolites

Breeding, taxonomy and genetic resources
All aspects of breeding and crop improvement, including

• breeders rights'
• variety trials
• descriptions of new cultivars
• seed production
• mutations
• polyploidy
• taxonomy and nomenclature
• evolution
• domestication
• plant genetic resources
• studies on wild relatives
• in situ and ex situ conservation
• gene banks
• germplasm exchange

Agronomy
All aspects of agronomy and crop husbandry, including:

• agronomy and crop management:
  • farming systems
  • cropping systems
  • seedbed preparation including soil fumigation or sterilization
  • soil cultivation and tillage
  • seed and seed-tuber treatment
  • sowing and planting
  • crop establishment
  • spacing and plant density
  • mulching
  • irrigation
  • chemical growth regulation on a field scale, and growth regulation by physical methods
  • yield forecasting
• Seed production
  • seed anatomy
  • morphology
  • embryology
  • seed development
  • seed composition
  • seed quality and testing
  • seed aging
  • artificial seeds
• Fertilizer application
  • date, method and form of fertilizer application
  • soil amendments
  • organic manures
  • nutrient uptake and irrigation
     

Physiology and biochemistry
Covers all areas of physiology including

• plant morphology and anatomy
• germination
• dormancy
• growth
• flowering
• fruit development and ripening
• senescence
• postharvest physiology
• photosynthesis
• respiration
• transpiration
• translocation
• ion transport
• nutrition
• nitrogen fixation
• enzymes
• growth regulators and metabolic inhibitors
• plant composition
• metabolism
• water relations
• techniques and models
• Includes cultivar resistance to abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, cold and salinity

Harvesting, storage and agricultural engineering
In addition to harvesting all aspects of agricultural engineering are covered including:

• ploughing and seedbed preparation, fertilizer/pesticide application
• seed drills
• harvesting and threshing
• handling and transport
• grain drying, aeration and storage
• milling
• grain quality assessment using image processing
   

Nutrition and food technology
All aspects of wheat, barley, triticale and rye related to animal and food nutrition are included, including physiology and biochemistry of nutrients and antinutrients.

• Animal nutrition coverage includes
  • papers on feeds
  • nutritive value
  • production responses to dietary manipulation and management
  • effect on digestion
  • silage making
• Human nutrition includes
  • nutritive value and digestibility
  • food allergies
  • diet studies
  • diet related disorders and therapeutic nutrition
• Food science - aspects relating to human nutrition including
  • analysis
  • food composition
  • nutritional value and contamination

Utilization of byproducts
In addition to the use of byproducts such as flours, bran, meal and straw in any agricultural or industrial context, other miscellaneous papers relating to the crops are included.

Economics
Agricultural economics and production economics. Subject areas include:

• agricultural and environmental economics research and theory
• agricultural and natural resource policy (land, water, fisheries)
• agricultural and regional development
• agricultural structure
• employment and income
• input industries
• supply, demand and prices
• food policy
• marketing and trade
• finance and credit
• farm management and production economics
• farming systems
• cooperatives
• extension, education and research
   

Rural development and land use
Covers all aspects related and associated with the process of rural development in those countries that are popularly termed the 'Third World'. These include

• environment and the utilisation of natural resources
• food aid
• agricultural development
• employment and labour
• human resources
• poverty
• innovation adoption
• agrarian reform and land tenure

Pests and diseases

• All pests including insects, nematodes and vertebrate pests.
• Also pathogens (bacteria, fungi and viruses), their incidence, control and management.
• Includes integrated pest management, biological control techniques, and utilization of cultivar pest and disease resistance.

Weeds
All aspects of the biology and ecology of weeds, weed control by chemical, physical, cultural, biological or integrated methods.

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