Janick Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 27

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-65033-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 27, 384 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Plant Breeding Reviews

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. It is a serial title that appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Janick, Jules

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
1. Dedication: Fredrick A. Bliss Teacher, Researcher, andDirector of Plant Breeding (Thomas C. Osborn).
2. Sugarcane Improvement through Breeding andBiotechnology (Ray Ming, Paul H. Moore, Kuo-Kao Wu,Angélique D'Hont, Jean C. Glaszmann, Thomas L. Tew, T.Erik Mirkov, Jorge da Silva, John Jifon, Mamta Rai, Raymond J.Schnell, Stevens M. Brumbley, Prakash Lakshmanan, Jack C. Comstock,and Andrew H. Paterson).
I. Introduction.
II. Sugarcane Breeding.
III. Sugarcane Improvement Through Biotechnology.
Literature Cited.
3. Breeding for Resistance to Maize Foliar Pathogens(Richard C. Pratt and Stuart G. Gordon).
I. Introduction.
II. Diseases Incited by Fungal Pathogens.
III. Diseases Incited by Viral Pathogens.
IV. Diseases Incited by Bacterial Pathogens.
V. Summary.
Literature Cited.
4. Synteny in the Rosaceae (Pere Arús, ToshiyaYamamoto, Elisabeth Dirlewanger, and Albert G. Abbott).
I. Introduction.
II. Genetic Maps in the Main Rosaceae Species.
III. Map Comparisons.
IV. Other Genetic Resources of Interest for Map Comparison.
V. Future Prospects.
Literature Cited.
5. Genetic Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Cucurbits(Yi-Hong Wang, Ralph A. Dean, and Tarek Joobeur).
I. Introduction.
II Classic Genetic Maps.
III. Molecular Genetic Maps.
IV. Gene Tagging.
V. QTL Mapping.
VI. Molecular Breeding.
VII. Gene Cloning.
VIII. Cucurbit Genomics.
IX. Future Prospects.
Literature Cited.
6. Breeding Douglas-Fir (Glenn T. Howe, KeithJayawickrama, Marilyn Cherry, G. R. Johnson, and Nicholas C.Wheeler).
I. Abbreviations.
II. Introduction.
III. Distinctive Characteristics of Forest Trees.
IV. Douglas-Fir: The Species.
V. Factors That Influence Douglas-Fir Breeding.
VI. Breeding Goals and Objectives.
VII. Overview of Tree Breeding Methods.
VIII. Breeding Programs.
IX. Breeding and Testing Methods.
X. Production of Improved Materials for Reforestation.
XI. Biotechnology.
XII. Gene Conservation.
XIII. Acknowledgments.
Literature Cited.
Subject Index.
Cumulative Subject Index.
Cumulative Contributor Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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