Plant Molecular Breeding
Plant Molecular Breeding
Author: H. J. Newbury
ISBN: 9781841273211
Pages: 280
Format: 16 Χ 24
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2003
This volume considers ways in which the new information, resources and technology can be exploited by the plant breeder. Examples in current use will be quoted wherever possible.
Table of Contents
Mapping, characterization and deployment of quantitative trait loci.
Michael J. Kearsey and Zewei W. Luo, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
Marker-assisted breeding.
Frédéric Hospital, INRA, Station de Génétique Végétale, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
Genomic colinearity and its application in crop plant improvement.
H. John Newbury, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK and Andy H. Paterson, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
Plant genetic engineering.
Ian Puddephat, Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.
Plant germplasm collections as sources of useful genes.
Ian Godwin, School of Land and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
The impact of plant genomics on maize improvement.
Donal M. O'Sullivan, Molecular Research Group, NIAB, Cambridge, UK and Keith J. Edwards, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
Plant genomics and its impact on wheat breeding.
James A. Anderson, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Genomics and molecular breeding for root and tuber crop improvement.
Meredith W. Bonierbale, R. Simon, D.P. Zhang and M. Ghislain, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru, C. Mba, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, Colombia and X-Q. Li, Potato Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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