Plant Breeding Reviews . Volume 4 [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830195803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 1986
• ISBN: 1-118-06101-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (422 p.)
• Collana: Plant Breeding Reviews ; ; v. 4
• Altri autori (Persone): JanickJules <1931->
• Disciplina: 631.5305
• Soggetti: Plant breeding -- Periodicals; Plant breeding; Agriculture; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Plant Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS Volume 4; Contents; Contributors; 1 Dedication: Henry M. Munger Vegetable Breeder and Educator; Text; Publications of Henry M. Munger; 2 Pollen, Pistil, and Reproductive Function in Crop Plants; I. Introduction; II. Pollen; III. The Receptive Pistil; IV. Pollen-Pistil Interactions; V. Potential for Pollen Selection; VI. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 3 Mobile Elements in Maize; I. Introduction; II. Phenotypic Expression of Mobile-Element-Induced Variegation; III. Components and Molecular Structure of Mobile Elements; IV. Genetic Determination of Mobile Elements; V. TranspositionVI. Effects on Gene Expression; VII. Origins and Activation of Mobile Elements; VIII. Molecular Summary of Mobile Elements; IX. Mobile Elements, Evolution, and Crop Improvement; X. Concluding Comments; XI. Glossary; Literature Cited; 4 Somaclonal Variation in Alfalfa; I. Introduction; II. Variation among Regenerated Plants; III. Managing Somaclonal Variation; IV. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 5 Cell Selection for Crop Improvement; I. Introduction; II. Tissue Culture and Cell Selection; III. Successful Cell Selections; IV. Tissue Culture and Cell Selection: An Assessment; V. ConclusionLiterature Cited; 6 Oil Palm Improvement via Tissue Culture; I. Introduction; II. Conventional Propagation and Improvement; ; III. In Vitro Approaches; IV. General Methodology; V. Conclusions and Prospects; Literature Cited; 7 Breeding Soybeans for Drought Resistance; I. Introduction; II. Morphological Responses to Drought Stress; III. Physiological Responses to Drought Stress; IV. Biochemical Responses to Drought Stress; V. Physical Responses to Drought Stress; VI. Germplasm Variability and Heritability; VII. Selection for Drought Resistance; VIII. Screening Systems for Drought ResistanceLiterature Cited; 8 Breeding Common Bean for Yield in Mixtures; I. Introduction; II. Genetic Implications of Competition in Pure Stands; III. Yield of Beans in Mixture with Maize; IV. Yield of Beans in Relay Cropping with Maize; V. Yield of Beans in Mixtures and Relay Cropped with Maize; VI. Effect of Planting Beans before Maize in Mixtures; VII. Use of Both Pure Stands and Mixture Performance to Predict Bean Yields; VIII. Yield of Segregating Populations of Beans in Pure Stands and in Mixtures with Maize; IX. Effect of Beans on the Yield of Maize in MixturesX. Influence of Plant Habit and Seed Size on Yield of Beans in Mixtures with Maize; XI. Effect of Eliminating Low-Yielding Bean Cultivars in Either Pure Stands or Mixtures; XII. General Discussion of Results; XIII. Breeding Options for Beans That Are to Be Grown in Pure Stands and in Mixtures and/or Relay Cropping with Maize; XIV. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 9 Inheritance of Tomato Fruit Quality Components; I. Introduction; II. Fruit Solids; III. Acidity; IV. Carotenoids; V. Vitamins; VI. Inorganic Constituents; VII. Volatile Compounds