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Advances in Maize Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement offers a multi-pronged perspective on maize science, bringing together important recent research advances from several disciplines. The volume covers maize from origin to biotechnology. It provides an overview of recent world maize production along with technological advancements and green strategies in maize science. The authors cover the background of maize, its origin and domestication, ideotypes, botany, taxonomy, physiology of crop growth, methods of cultivation, production, nutritional functions, biotic and abiotic stress impacts, postharvest management and technology, maize grain quality, and advances in breeding and biotechnology, filling a gap in the literature of maize. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Ratikanta Maiti, PhD, DSc Formerly Visiting Research Scientist, Forest Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico Ratikanta Maiti, PhD, DSc, was a world-renowned botanist and crop physiologist. He worked on jute and allied fibers at the former Jute Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), India, and as a plant physiologist on sorghum and pearl millet at ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). He also worked for more than 25 years as a professor and research scientist at three different universities in Mexico. He was also a Research Advisor at Vibha Seeds, Hyderabad, India, and as a Visiting Research Scientist in the Forest Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico. As the author of more than 40 books and about 500 research papers, he won several international awards, including an Ethno-Botanist Award (USA) sponsored by Friends University, Wichita, Kansas, the United Nations Development Programme; a senior research scientist award offered by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONNACYT), Mexico; and gold medal from India 2008 offered by ABI. He was Chairman of the Ratikanta Maiti Foundation and chief editor of three international journals. Dr. Maiti died in 2019. Humberto González Rodríguez, PhD Director, Faculty of Forestry, Universidad Automa de Nuevo Leon, Linares, Nuevo Leon Mexico Humberto González Rodríguez, PhD, is a faculty member and Director of the Forest Science Faculty at Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico. He is currently working on water relations and plant nutrition in native woody trees and shrubs, northeastern Mexico. In addition, his research includes nutrient deposition via throughfall, stemflow, and litterfall in different forest ecosystems. Dr. González teaches chemistry, plant physiology, and statistics. He has successfully guided 68 theses and has handled 10 research projects. Moreover, he has published 91 articles, five books, and 12 book chapters. He received his PhD in Plant Physiology from Texas A&M University. Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, Agricultural College, Jagtial, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), India Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop Physiology at Agricultural College, Jagtial, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), India. She has seven years of teaching experience at PJTSAU and seven years of research experience at varied ICAR institutes and at Vibha Seeds. She waa the recipient of a CSIR Fellowship during her doctoral studies and was awarded a Young Scientist Award for Best Thesis Presentation on “In the National Seminar on Plant Physiology.†She teaches courses on plant physiology and environmental science for BSc (Ag.) students. She has taught seed physiology and growth and yield and modeling courses to MSc (Ag.) students. She acted as a minor advisor to several MSc (Ag) students and guided them in their research work. She is the author of book chapters in four books. She is also one of editors of the book Glossary in Plant Physiology and an editor of six international books, including Advances in Bio-Resource and Stress Management; Applied Biology of Woody Plants; An Evocative Memoire: Living with Mexican Culture, Spirituality and Religion; and Gospel of Forests. She has published over 50 research articles in national and international journals. Sameena Begum Researcher Sameena Begum is a young researcher. She completed a BSc degree in Agriculture with distinction in the year and an MSc degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding with distinction from the College of Agriculture, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India. During her master’s degree program, she conducted research on the combining ability, gall midge resistance, yield, and quality traits in hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) and identified two highly resistant hybrids. She has been an author of book chapters in two books, Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Trees and Shrubs and Advances in Cotton Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement, which she co-edited. Dasari Rajkumar Rice Breeder, Neo Seeds India Private Limited, Hyderabad, India Dasari Rajkumar is a rice breeder. His career included work as a research associate and a botanist at Vibha Seeds Hyderabad, India, where he contributed with research on physiological aspects of drought and salinity tolerance in paddy, cotton, and vegetables. He also was a senior research associate at Bio Seed Research India, Hyderabad, where he specialized in rice, focusing on rice breeding and QTL mapping for drought, salinity tolerance, and trait introgression for biotic stress tolerance. Currently he is working as rice breeder in Neo Seeds India Private Limited, Hyderabad, India. His main area of research is on developing high-yielding drought and salinity tolerant rice hybrids and varieties of various maturing segments and grain types across India. Apart from this he is working on biotic stress tolerance in paddy at various hotspots across India and trait introgression program for biotic stress tolerance. He has co-authored three books and published 15 research papers in national and international journals. He completed his master’s degree in Botany with specialization in Applied Plant Physiology and Molecule Biology from Osmania University, India. |
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