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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830682503321

Autore

Janick Jules

Titolo

Plant breeding reviews . Volume 19 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jules Janick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Wiley, 2000

ISBN

1-282-65380-6

9786612653803

0-470-65017-6

0-470-65016-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Plant breeding reviews, , 0730-2207

Altri autori (Persone)

JanickJules

Disciplina

631.5/2

631.52

Soggetti

Plant breeding

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS, Volume 19; Contents; Contributors; 1: Dedication: John R. Laughnan Maize Geneticist; 2: Prediction in Plant Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PREDICTION AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT; III. MODERN SCIENTIFIC PLANT BREEDING; IV. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; 3: The Case for Molecular Mapping in Forest Tree Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CONVENTIONAL FOREST TREE BREEDING; III. QTL AND FOREST TREES; IV. QTL AND FOREST TREE BREEDING; V. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; 4: Breeding for Disease Resistance in Potato; I. INTRODUCTION; II. LATE BLIGHT; III. EARLY BLIGHT

IV. VERTICILLIUM WILTV. COMMON SCAB; VI. SOFT ROT AND BLACKLEG; VII. RING ROT; VIII. POTATO LEAFROLL VIRUS; IX. POTATO VIRUS X; X. POTATO VIRUS Y; XI. MULTIPLE VIRUS RESISTANCE; XII. SUMMARY; LITERATURE CITED; 5: Domestication, Historical Development, and Modern Breeding of Carrot; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CARROT PRODUCTION TRENDS; III. CARROT GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND GENETICS; IV. IMPORTANCE OF CARROT GERMPLASM FOR BREEDING PROGRESS; V. HISTORY OF CARROT CULTIVAR DEVELOPMENT; VI. CARROT BREEDING METHODS; VII. APPLICATIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY; VIII. FUTURE



CARROT BREEDING DIRECTION; IX. CONCLUSIONS

LITERATURE CITED6: Persimmon Genetics and Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BOTANY; III. HORTICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION OF PERSIMMON; IV. PERSIMMON CULTIVAR; V. IMPORTANCE OF CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION; VI. PERSIMMON BREEDING; color plates; VII. NEW METHODOLOGIES FOR PERSIMMON BREEDING; VIII. SUMMARY; LITERATURE CITED; 7: Genetic Resources and Breeding of Amaranthus; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BOTANY; III. GENETICS AND BREEDING; IV. THE CULTIVAR TYPES; V. FUTURE PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index

Sommario/riassunto

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops.