Janick Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 34

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-88056-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 34, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Plant Breeding Reviews

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Janick, Jules

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
1. Dedication: Kenneth J. Frey: Oat Breeder, Educator, andChampion of Plant Breeding (Ann Marie Thro and LarryRobertson).
I. Introduction.
II. Early Life and Career Beginnings.
III. Research.
IV. Graduate Educator.
V. Champion of Plant Breeding: The National Plant BreedingStudy.
VI. The Man.
VII. Awards and Honors.
VIII. Epilogue.
Literature Cited.
Selected Publications of Kenneth J. Frey.
2. Strategies for Enhancing Grain Yield in Maize (M.Tollenaar and E. A. Lee).
I. A Historical Perspective.
II. Opportunities for Future Yield Improvement.
III. Plant Density.
IV. Improvement in Resource-Use Efficiency.
V. Conclusions.
Literature Cited.
3. Quality Protein Maize: Progress and Prospects (G.N. Atlin, N. Palacios, R. Babu, B. Das, S. Twumasi-Afriyie, D. K.Friesen, H. De Groote, B. Vivek, and K. V. Pixley).
I. Introduction.
II. Quality Protein Maize: A Complex Genetic and BiochemicalSystem.
III. Human Nutritional Benefits of QPM.
IV. QPM a s Livestock Feed.
V. Progress in the Development of QPM Hybrids andSynthetics.
VI. Release and Adoption of QPM Cultivars.
VII. Conclusions.
Literature Cited.
4. Vegetative Phase Change in Maize: Biotic Resistance andAgronomic Performance (M. A. Chandler, E. S. Riedeman, andW. F. Tracy).
I. Introduction.
II. Vegetative Phase Change and Biotic Resistance in Maize.
III. Vegetative Phase Change and Agronomic Performance inMaize.
IV. Vegetative Phase Change and Pest Resistance on Other PlantSpecies.
V. Summary and Conclusions.
Literature Cited.
5. Plant Interspecific Hybridization: Outcomes and Issues atthe Intersection of Species (Ed R. Morgan, Gail M.Timmerman-Vaughan, Anthony J. Conner, William B. Griffin, andRichard Pickering).
I. Introduction.
II. Species and Hybrids.
III. Protocols for Hybridization.
IV. Outcomes of Hybridization.
V. Genomic and Gene Expression Consequences of InterspecificHybridization.
VI. Verification of Hybrids.
VII. Estimating Donor Parental DNA Content in Progeny FromHybrids.
VIII. Conclusions.
Literature Cited.
6. DNA-Based Identification of Clonally PropagatedCultivars (Hilde Nybom and Kurt Weising).
I. Introduction.
II. Molecular Methods.
III. Choice of Method.
IV. Applications.
V. Conclusions and Future Outlooks.
Literature Cited.
7. Designing Marker-Assisted Inbred Line DevelopmentStrategies Using Computer Simulation (Guoyou Ye and M. vanGinkel).
I. Introduction.
II. Requirements for Modeling Breeding Program.
III. Recent Development in Genetic Mapping.
IV. investigating the Effectiveness of MAS Strategies.
V. Examples to Demonstrate the Design of MAS Strategies.
VI. Prospects.
VII. Conclusion.
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.