Janick Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 10

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-65000-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 392 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Plant Breeding Reviews

Part of a series which presents papers of topical interest relating to the breeding of plants important to agriculture and horticulture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Janick, Jules

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
1 Dedication: Ernest Robert Sears (191D-1991) Geneticist parExcellence, Cytogeneticist Extraordinaire, and a Good Man(George P. Redei).
2 Molecular Biology of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility(Mark E. Williams and Charles S. Levings, III).
I. Introduction.
II. Plant Mitrochondria.
III. cms-T of Maize.
IV. Chimeric DNA Sequences Associated with CMS.
V. Correlation of the T-urf13 and pcf Genes withMale Sterility.
VI. Restorer Genes.
VII. Mechanisms of CMS.
VIII. Epilogue.
Literature Cited.
3 Plant Metabolism and Heterosis (David Rhodes, GraceC. Iu, Wen-Iu Yang, and Yiannis Samaras).
I. Introduction.
II. Genetic Models of Heterosis.
III. The Metabolic Balance and Physiological Bottleneck Conceptsof Heterosis.
IV. The Metabolic Basis of Dominance.
V. Genetic and Metabolic Distance.
VI. Concluding Discussion.
Literature Cited.
4 Lethal Equivalents and Genetic Load (Neil O.Anderson, Peter D. Ascher, and Richard E. Widmer).
I. Introduction.
II. Lethal Equivalents and Genetic Diversity.
III. Comparisons Between Formulae Using Multiple InbredGenerations.
IV. Lethal Equivalents as Predictive Tools for Inbred LineDevelopment.
V. Implications.
Literature Cited.
5 Breeding for Heat Tolerance (Anthony E.Hall).
I. Introduction.
II. Sensitivity to Heat of Different Stages of Plant Developmentand Plant Processes.
III. Characterizing Production Environments to Determine theExtent to Which Heat is Reducing Yield.
IV. Genotype Differences in Heat Tolerance, Inheritance, andAssociations with Other Characters.
V. Selection Techniques and Breeding Methods.
VI. Progress in Breeding for Heat Tolerance and Conclusions.
Literature Cited.
6 Chromosome Manipulations and Genetic Analysis inMedicago (T. J. McCoy and C. S. Echt).
1. Introduction.
II. Chromosome Manipulations in Medicago.
III. Genetic Analysis of Medicago.
IV. Summary.
Literature Cited.
7 Common Bean Improvement in the Tropics (Shree P.Singh).
I. Introduction.
II. History of Improvement in the Tropics.
III. Breeding Objectives and Strategies.
IV. Breeding Progress.
V. Testing.
VI. Conclusions and Prospects.
Literature Cited.
8 Breeding Cold Hardy Peaches and Nectarines (RichardE. C. Layne).
I. Introduction.
II. Morphological Responses to Low Temperatures.
III. Physiological Responses to Low Temperatures.
IV. Biochemical Responses to Low Temperatures.
V. Physical Responses to Low Temperatures.
VI. Germplasm Variability and Heritability.
VII. Selection for Cold Hardiness.
VIII. Screening Systems for Cold Hardiness.
IX. Summary and Conclusions.
Literature Cited.
9 Genetic Resistance in the Cucurbitaceae to Insects andSpider Mites (R. W Robinson).
I. Introduction.
II. Sources of Resistance.
III. Testing Techniques.
IV. Resistance Mechanisms.
V. Inheritance of Resistance.
VI. Breeding for Insect Resistance.
Literature Cited.
Subject Index.
Cumulative Subject Index.
Cumulative Contributor Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.