04073nam 2200625 a 450 991013918130332120211109143622.01-282-68903-797866126890310-470-65030-30-470-65029-X9780471666936(CKB)2560000000014523(EBL)514361(OCoLC)747088471(SSID)ssj0000425356(PQKBManifestationID)11288311(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425356(PQKBWorkID)10364403(PQKB)10997166(MiAaPQ)EBC514361(WaSeSS)bw9780471666936(EXLCZ)99256000000001452320100612d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlant breeding reviewsVolume 25[electronic resource] /edited by Jules JanickHoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.20051 online resource (356 p.)Plant breeding reviews,0730-2207Description based upon print version of record.0-471-66693-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS, Volume 25; Contents; List of Contributors; 1: Dedication: Stanley J. Peloquin Potato Geneticist and Cytogeneticist; 2: Politics of Plant Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GERMPLASM, PLANT BREEDING, AND THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS; III. THE DEBATE OVER BIOTECHNOLOGY; IV. PLANT BREEDERS' CHOICES; LITERATURE CITED; 3: Doubled Haploids in Genetics and Plant Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DOUBLED HAPLOID TECHNOLOGY; III. DOUBLED HAPLOID POPULATIONS IN GENETICS; IV. DOUBLED HAPLOIDS IN BREEDING; V. PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; 4: Biochemistry and Genetics of Flower ColorI. INTRODUCTIONII. FLAVONOID CHEMISTRY; III. ANTHOCYANIN BIOSYNTHESIS; IV. MENDELIAN INHERITANCE; V. TRANSGENE TECHNOLOGY; LITERATURE CITED; 5: The Influence of Mitochondrial Genetics on Crop Breeding Strategies; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STRUCTURE OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME IN PLANTS; III. CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY; IV. OCCURRENCE AND DEVELOPMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR-CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY; V. SOME IMPLICATIONS OF CYTOPLASMIC GENETICS FOR THE PLANT BREEDER; LITERATURE CITED; 6: Genetic and Cytoplasmic-Nuclear Male Sterility in Sorghum; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GENETIC MALE STERILITY (GMS)III. CYTOPLASMIC-NUCLEAR MALE STERILITYIV. MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CYTOPLASMS; V. DNA POLYMORPHISM AND MAPPING RESTORER GENES; VI. FACTORS INFLUENCING CMS SYSTEMS USE; VII. DIVERSIFICATION OF CMS SYSTEMS; VIII. HETEROSIS AND HYBRID DEVELOPMENT; IX. CONCLUSION; LITERATURE CITED; 7: Improving Drought Tolerance in Maize; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPONSE OF MAIZE UNDER DROUGHT; III. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; IV. APPLIED BREEDING METHODS; V. MOLECULAR BREEDING; VI. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; 8: The Origins of Fruits, Fruit Growing, and Fruit Breeding; I. INTRODUCTIONII. THE HORTICULTURAL ARTSIII. ORIGIN, DOMESTICATION, AND EARLY CULTURE OF FRUIT CROPS; IV. GENETIC CHANGES AND CULTURAL FACTORS IN DOMESTICATION; LITERATURE CITED; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor IndexPlant 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.Plant Breeding ReviewsPlant breedingElectronic books.Plant breeding.631.5/3/05631.52Janick Jules1931-845425MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139181303321Plant breeding reviews1887896UNINA