Breeding Major Food Staples

Breeding Major Food Staples

Author: Manjit Kang, P. M. Priyadarshan
ISBN: 9780813818351
Pages:437
Format: 19 X 26
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2007

Table of Contents

Foreword (G.S. Khush).

Preface (Kang & Priyadarshan).

General Topics.

Introduction: Genetic Enhancement of Polyploid Crops Using Tools of Classical Cytogenetics and Modern Biotechnology.

Chapter 1: Breeding Methodologies: Classic and Modern (Kang et al.).

Chapter 2: Biofortification (Pfeiffer & McClafferty).

Chapter 3: Bioinformatics (Edwards).

Cereals and Oil/Protein Crops.

Chapter 4: Wheat (Singh & Trethowan).

Chapter 5: Rice (Virmani & Ilyas-Ahmed).

Chapter 6: Barley (Ceccarelli et al.).

Chapter 7: Corn (Johnson).

Chapter 8: Soybean (Cianzio).

Carbohydrate Suppliers: Root Crops and Banana.

Chapter 9: Potato (Bradshaw).

Chapter 10: Sweetpotato (Tan et al.).

Chapter 11: Cassava (Ceballos et al.).

Chapter 12: Banana (Pillay & Tripathi)