Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 31 (eBook)

Jules Janick (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
432 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-59379-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on
plant breeding and genetics covering horticultural, agronomic and
forestry crops, incorporating both traditional and molecular
methods. The contributions are authored by world authorities,
anonymously reviewed, and edited by Professor Jules Janick of
Purdue University, USA. The series is an indispensible resource for
crop breeders, plant scientists, and teachers involved in crop
improvement and genetic resources. Initiated in 1983, Plant
Breeding Reviews is published in the form of one or two volumes
per year.

Recently published articles include:

* Epigenetics and Plant Breeding (v30)

* Enhancing Crop Gene Pools with Beneficial Traits Using Wild
Relatives (v30)

* Coffee Germplasm Resources, Genomics and Breeding (v30)

* Molecular Genetics and Breeding for Fatty Acid Manipulation in
Soybean (v30)

* Breeding Southern Highbush Blueberries (v30)

* Development of Fire Blight Resistance by Recombinant DNA
Technology (v29)

Autor

Jules Janick obtained his PhD in Plant Genetics and Breeding and is a Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.

Inhalt

Contributors.

1. Dedication: Anthony H. D. Brown Conservation
Geneticist (Reid G. Palmer and Jeff J. Doyle).

I. Biographical Sketch.

II. Research Accomplishments.

III. The Man.

IV. Honors and Awards.

Selected Publications of Anthony H. D. Brown.

2. Brassica and Its Close Allies: Cytogenetics
and Evolution (Shyam Prakash, S. R. Bhat, C. F. Quiros,
P. B. Kirti, and V. L. Chopra).

I. Introduction.

II. Cytogenetics.

III. Genome Manipulation.

IV. Wide Hybridization.

V. Cytoplasmic Substitution and Male Sterility.

VI. Genome Dissection and Development of Chromosome Addition
Lines.

VII. Mitochondrial Genome.

VIII. Plastid Genome.

IX. Potential Role of Arabidopsis thaliana in Brassica
Improvement.

X. Chloroplast Genomes and their Phylogenetic Implications.

XI. Evolution of Morphological Characters.

XII. Concluding Remarks.

Literature Cited.

3. Genetic Enhancement for Drought Tolerance in
Sorghum (Belum V. S. Reddy, S. Ramesh, P. Sanjana
Reddy, and A. Ashok Kumar).

I. Introduction.

II. Breeding for Drought Tolerance.

III. Selection among Cultivars and Landraces.

IV. Breeding for Drought Escape.

V. Growth Stage-Specific Screening Techniques.

VI. Physiological Response Traits for Drought Tolerance.

VII. Marker-Assisted Breeding for Drought Tolerance.

VIII. Outlook.

Literature Cited.

4. Breeding for Resistance to Stenocarpella Ear
Rot in Maize (Johannes D. Rossouw, Z. A. Pretorius, H.
D. Silva, and K. R. Lamkey).

I. Introduction.

II. Distribution and Importance.

III. Pathogen.

IV. Epidemiology.

V. Disease Management.

VI. Summary and Conclusion.

Literature Cited.

5. Cassava Genetic Resources: Manipulation for Crop
Improvement (Nagib M. A. Nassar and Rodomiro
Ortiz).

I. Introduction.

II. Wild Manihot Species: A Botanical Review.

III. Interspecific Hybrids.

IV. Cassava Diversity as Revealed by DNA Markers and
Genetics.

V. Trait Transfer.

VI. Outlook.

Literature Cited.

6. Breeding Roses for Disease Resistance (Vance
M. Whitaker and Stan C. Hokanson).

I. Introduction.

II. Causal Pathogens.

III. Resistance Screening.

IV. Breeding.

V. Molecular Tools.

VI. Future Prospects.

Literature Cited.

7. Plant Breeding for Human Nutritional
Quality (Philipp W. Simon, Linda M. Pollak, Beverly A.
Clevidence, Joannne M. Holden, and David B. Haytowitz).

I. Introduction.

II. Sources of Nutrients.

III. Progress in Breeding for Nutrient Content and
Composition.

IV. Plant Breeding Strategies for Increasing Intake of Shortfall
Nutrients.

Literature Cited.

Subject Index.

Cumulative Subject Index.

Cumulative Contributor Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Plant Breeding Reviews
• Reihe/Serie: Plant Breeding Reviews
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Biowissenschaften • Botanik • Life Sciences • plant science
• ISBN-10: 0-470-59379-2 / 0470593792
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-59379-0 / 9780470593790