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Transgenic Wheat (Triticum spp.)

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 46))

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Wheat (Triticum) is widely cultivated as a small grain cereal crop from sea level to altitudes over 3000 m. Today, wheat occupies approximately 20% of the world’s cultivated land and is considered to be one of the most important agricultural commodities in international trade. Most wheat is grown in the Northern Hemisphere; North America, Europe, China, and Russia account for over 80% of the world’s supply. Wheat provides about 20% of the world’s food calories and is a staple for nearly 40% of the world’s population. Improvements to this and other cereal crops, for example, by altering amino acid content or enhancing pest resistance and herbicide tolerance, are of great potential benefit. Changes to wheat have been created through traditional breeding programs; however, recent advances in biotechnology have made it possible to modify its genetic composition. One of the advantages of biotechnology is that specific traits can be targeted for alteration. This can take less time than classic breeding programs, and foreign genetic material encoding new traits can be introduced from organisms that could not be introduced via breeding.

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    T. A. Loeb, L. M. Spring, T. R. Steck & T. L. Reynolds

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Loeb, T.A., Spring, L.M., Steck, T.R., Reynolds, T.L. (2000). Transgenic Wheat (Triticum spp.). In: Bajaj†, Y.P.S. (eds) Transgenic Crops I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 46. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59612-4_2

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