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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446323503321

Autore

Xu Yunbi

Titolo

Molecular plant breeding / / Yunbi Xu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, c2010

ISBN

1-282-49980-7

9786612499807

1-84593-624-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (754 p.)

Classificazione

BIO 450f

LAN 220f

WG 9300

Disciplina

631.5/233

Soggetti

Crop improvement

Plant breeding

Crops - Molecular genetics

Crops - Genetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Molecular Breeding Tools: Markers and Maps; 3 Molecular Breeding Tools: Omics and Arrays; 4 Populations in Genetics and Breeding; 5 Plant Genetic Resources: Management, Evaluation and Enhancement; 6 Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits: Theory; 7 Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits: Practice; Colour plate; 8 Marker-assisted Selection: Theory; 9 Marker-assisted Selection: Practice; 10 Genotype-by-environment Interaction; 11 Isolation and Functional Analysis of Genes; 12 Gene Transfer and Genetically Modified Plants

13 Intellectual Property Rights and Plant Variety Protection14 Breeding Informatics; 15 Decision Support Tools; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bridging the gap between developments in biotechnology and its applications in plant improvement, this book offers an integrative overview of issues from basic theories to their applications to crop improvement including molecular marker technology, gene mapping, genetic transformation, quantitative genetics, and breeding



methodology.