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Conxita Royo Miloudi M. Nachit Natale Di Fonzo José Luis Araus Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer Gustavo A. Slafer Editors Durum Wheat Breeding Current Approaches and Future Strategies Volume 1 Pre-publication “Thisbookisaveryvaluablesource REVIEWS, ofcomprehensiveinformation.It COMMENTARIES, brings together an exceptionally large EVALUATIONS . . . number of internationally recognized experts in the field, providing broad coverageoftoday’sknowledgeaswell asperspectivesonthefutureofdurum wheat breeding. The book covers es- sentialtheoreticalbackgroundbutalso introduces in detail national breeding procedures, achievements, and future lines.Thisworkwillbehighlywelcomed by undergraduate and postgraduate students,cerealscientists,agronomists, plant breeders, and other players and expertsinthefield,allovertheworld.” Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio, PhD Professor, Plant Production Research, MTT Agrifood Research, Finland More pre-publication REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, EVALUATIONS . . . “Durum Wheat Breeding is a com- plored.Afeatureofthisworkisthein- prehensivecompilationofevery- depthanalysisofdurumwheatquality, thingdurumwheatresearchersneedto spanningthebroadrangeofproducts know.Itreviewsdurumwheatfromits madefromdurumwheatandtheirun- originsintheeasternMediterraneanto derlyinggeneticcontroltothemethods its current position as one of the plantbreedersusetoimprovequality. All the primary diseases, pests, and world’smostimportantcerealsforhu- stresses that limit durum wheat pro- man food consumption. The great ductionaroundtheworldandthege- range of products made from durum neticoptionsavailabletoplantbreed- wheat, the key characteristics needed ers to combat these constraints are to obtain suitable processing quality, discussed.Thisbookwillbeaninvalu- andtheprimaryconstraintstodurum ableaidforstudents,wheatresearchers wheatproductionarereviewed,asare ofanyage,andthosesimplyinterested the many different breeding methods inplantbreeding.Neverbeforehassuch used around the world today. a comprehensive treatise on durum The book discusses durum wheat wheat breeding been assembled.” distribution and taxonomy, genetics, physiology,breeding,andappliedand Masa Iwanaga, PhD strategic research. The fields of mo- Director General, lecularbiology,cytogenetics,statistics, International Maize and Wheat and crop physiology as they apply to Improvement Center (CIMMYT), durum wheat improvement are ex- Mexico Food Products Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. New York (cid:127) London (cid:127) Oxford NOTES FOR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY USERS ThisisanoriginalbooktitlepublishedbyFoodProductsPress®,an imprintofTheHaworthPress,Inc.Unlessotherwisenotedinspecific chapterswithattribution,materialsinthisbookhavenotbeenprevi- ously published elsewhere in any format or language. CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION NOTES AllbookspublishedbyTheHaworthPress,Inc.,anditsimprintsare printedoncertifiedpHneutral,acid-freebookgradepaper.Thispa- permeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmericanNationalStandard forInformation Sciences-Permanence ofPaperforPrintedMaterial, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Durum Wheat Breeding Current Approaches and Future Strategies Volume 1 FOOD PRODUCTS PRESS® Crop Science AmarjitS.Basra, PhD Editor in Chief The Lowland Maya Area: Three Millennia at theHuman-WildlandInterfaceedited by A.Gómez-Pompa, M. F. Allen, S.Fedick, and J. J.Jiménez-Osornio Biodiversityand Pest Management inAgroecosystems, Second Editionby Miguel A.Altieri and Clara I. 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Wojtkowski Handbook of Molecular Technologies in Crop Disease Managementby P. Vidhyasekaran Handbook of Precision Agriculture: Principles and Applicationsedited by Ancha Srinivasan Dictionary of Plant Tissue Cultureby Alan C. Cassells and Peter B. Gahan Durum Wheat Breeding Current Approaches and Future Strategies Volume 1 Part I: World Distribution and the Role of Durum Wheat Breeding Part II: Genetics and Molecular Aspects Part III: Physiological Bases of Durum Wheat Improvement Conxita Royo Miloudi M. Nachit Natale Di Fonzo José Luis Araus Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer Gustavo A. Slafer Editors Food Products Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. New York (cid:127) London (cid:127) Oxford For more information on this book or to order, visit http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=5290 or call 1-800-HAWORTH (800-429-6784) in the United States and Canada or (607) 722-5857 outside the United States and Canada or contact [email protected] Published by FoodProductsPress®,animprintofTheHaworthPress,Inc.,10AliceStreet,Binghamton,NY 13904-1580. ©2005byTheHaworthPress,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedor utilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,microfilm, andrecording,orbyanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwriting from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Cover design by Kerry E. Mack. Cover photos by Javier Goñi, Josep Anton Betbesé, and Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Durumwheatbreeding:currentapproachesandfuturestrategies,volumes1and2/[editedby Royo, Conxita, Miloudi Nachit, Natale Di Fonzo]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56022-333-2 Volumes 1 and 2 (hard : alk. paper) ISBN 1-56022-966-7 Volume 1 (hard : alk. paper) ISBN 1-56022-967-5 Volume 2 (hard : alk. paper) 1. Durum wheat—Breeding.2. Durum wheat—Genetic engineering.I. Royo, C. (Conxita) II. Nachit, Miloudi. III. Di Fonzo, Natale. SB191.W5D932 2005 633.1'17—dc22 2004021600 CONTENTS VOLUME1 About the Editors xvii Contributors xix List of Abbreviations xxvii PART I: WORLD DISTRIBUTION AND THE ROLE OF DURUM WHEAT BREEDING Chapter 1. Wheat: Its Concept, Evolution, and Taxonomy 3 James Mac Key Introduction 3 Preadaptation of Wheat and Its Relatives 3 Wild Wheats and Their Spread 8 The Domestication of 2x and 4x Wheats 16 Impact of Polyploidization on Wheat Expansion 26 The GenusTriticum,Concept, and Subdivision 31 Chapter 2. End Products: Present and Future Uses 63 Elias M. Elias Frank A. Manthey Introduction 63 Pasta Products 64 Couscous 72 Bulgur 74 Frekeh or Firik 75 Breakfast Cereal 76 Durum Wheat Bread 77 Other Products 80 Conclusion 81

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