Advances in plant breeding strategies . Volume 10 : leaves, flowerheads, green pods, mushrooms and truffles / / Jameel M. Al-Khayri, S. Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson

• Autore: Al-Khayri Jameel M.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (545 pages)
• Disciplina: 635.0423
• Soggetto topico: Vegetables - Breeding; Millorament selectiu de plantes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): JainS. Mohan; JohnsonDennis V.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Editors -- Contributors -- Part I: Leaves -- Chapter 1: Advances in Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Breeding Strategies -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Botanical Classification and Distribution -- 1.1.2 Chicory Importance -- 1.1.2.1 Economic Importance -- 1.1.2.2 Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Properties -- 1.1.3 Domestication, Selection and Early Improvements -- 1.2 Current Cultivation Practices and Challenges -- 1.2.1 Current Cultivation Practices -- 1.2.2 Current Agricultural Problems and Challenges -- 1.2.3 Genetic Improvement Objectives -- 1.3 Germplasm Biodiversity and Conservation -- 1.3.1 Germplasm Diversity -- 1.3.2 Cultivars Characterization and Phylogeny -- 1.3.3 Genetic Resources Conservation Approaches -- 1.3.3.1 In Situ Conservation -- 1.3.3.2 Cryopreservation -- 1.3.3.3 In Vitro Conservation -- 1.3.3.4 Gene Banks -- 1.3.4 Cytogenetics -- 1.4 Traditional Breeding -- 1.4.1 Improvement of Strategies -- 1.4.2 Traditional Breeding Methodologies and Limitations -- 1.4.3 Role of Biotechnology -- 1.5 Molecular Breeding -- 1.5.1 Molecular Marker-Assisted Breeding -- 1.5.2 Functional Genomics -- 1.5.3 Bioinformatics -- 1.6 Tissue Culture Application -- 1.6.1 Micropropagation Approaches -- 1.6.2 Embryo Rescue -- 1.6.3 In Vitro Pollination -- 1.6.4 Synthetic Seed -- 1.7 Genetic Engineering and Gene Editing -- 1.8 Mutation Breeding -- 1.8.1 Mutation Breeding -- 1.8.2 In Vitro Mutagenesis and Selection -- 1.8.3 Molecular Analysis -- 1.8.4 Enhanced Traits and Improved Cultivars -- 1.9 Hybridization -- 1.9.1 Conventional Hybridization -- 1.9.2 Somatic Cell Hybridization -- 1.9.3 Hybrid Cultivars -- 1.10 Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendixes -- Appendix I: List of Major Institutes Engaged in Chicory Research -- Appendix II: World List of Varieties and Wild Types of Chicory. ; References -- Chapter 2: Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. var. pekinensis) Breeding: Application of Molecular Technology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Important Traits for Breeding and Cultivation -- 2.3 Molecular Breeding -- 2.3.1 Basic Genetic Information -- 2.3.2 Self-Incompatibility -- 2.3.2.1 Regulation of Self and Non-self Recognition -- 2.3.2.2 Dominance Relationship of Brassica -- 2.3.2.3 Disruption of Self-incompatibility for Pollination Control -- 2.3.2.4 Downstream of SRK and Strength of Self-Incompatibility -- 2.3.2.5 Other Genes Affecting Pollen-Stigma Interaction -- 2.3.2.6 Determination and Discrimination of S Haplotypes -- 2.3.3 Heterosis and Hybrid Vigor -- 2.3.4 High Bolting Resistance -- 2.3.5 Clubroot Disease Resistance -- 2.3.5.1 P. brassicae and Its Life Cycle -- 2.3.5.2 Population Diversity and Pathotype Determination of P. brassicae -- 2.3.5.3 Sources and QTLs for Clubroot Resistance -- 2.3.5.4 Prospects of Marker-Assisted Breeding in Developing Clubroot Resistant Chinese Cabbage -- 2.3.6 Fusarium Wilt Disease Resistance -- 2.4 Genetic Engineering -- 2.5 Mutation Breeding -- 2.6 Hybridization -- 2.7 Conclusion and Prospects -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Chinese Cabbage -- Appendix II: Genetic Resources of Chinese Cabbage -- References -- Chapter 3: Breeding Advances and Prospects in Rocket Salad (Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa Mill.) Cultivation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Uses and Economic Importance -- 3.2 Current Cultivation Practices and Challenges -- 3.2.1 Soil Preparation and Cultivation Methods -- 3.2.2 Irrigation -- 3.2.3 Fertilization -- 3.2.4 Current Agricultural Challenges -- 3.3 Germplasm Biodiversity and Conservation -- 3.3.1 Germplasm Diversity -- 3.3.2 Phylogeny and Genomic Diversity -- 3.3.3 Genetic Resources Conservation -- 3.4 Resistance to Pathogens in Eruca ssp. ; 3.5 Challenges for Abiotic Stresses -- 3.6 Qualitative and Nutraceutical Properties -- 3.6.1 Glucosinolates and Hydrolysis Derived Compounds -- 3.6.2 Phenolic Compounds -- 3.6.3 Vitamin C, Carotenoids and Chlorophylls -- 3.6.4 Nitrates -- 3.7 Genetic Improvement Approaches -- 3.7.1 Genetic Improvement Objectives -- 3.7.2 Traditional Breeding -- 3.7.3 Male Sterility and Double Haploids -- 3.7.4 Somatic Embryogenesis -- 3.8 Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Arugula or Rocket Salad (Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa) -- References -- Chapter 4: Spring Onion (Allium fistulosum L.) Breeding Strategies -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Botanical Classification and Distribution -- 4.1.2 Origin and Domestication -- 4.2 Health and Economic Importance -- 4.2.1 Health Benefits -- 4.2.2 Economic Importance -- 4.3 Current Cultivation Practices -- 4.4 Pest and Disease Management -- 4.5 Germplasm Resources -- 4.6 Breeding Strategies -- 4.6.1 Traditional Breeding -- 4.6.2 Molecular Breeding -- 4.6.3 Tissue Culture Applications -- 4.7 Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Spring Onion -- References -- Chapter 5: Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) Breeding -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Classification -- 5.1.2 Botanical Aspects -- 5.1.3 Habitat Description -- 5.1.4 Origin and Distribution -- 5.1.5 Nutritional Components -- 5.2 Cultivation -- 5.3 Traditional Breeding -- 5.3.1 Breeding for Pollution Safe Cultivars -- 5.4 Molecular Diversity -- 5.5 Water Spinach Tissue Culture -- 5.5.1 Problems in Conventional Agriculture -- 5.5.2 Application of Plant Tissue Culture -- 5.5.3 Photoautotrophic Hairy Root Culture -- 5.5.4 In Vitro Conservation Through Synthetic Seed -- 5.6 Transgenic Approaches for Phytoremediation Studies -- 5.7 Bioinformatics -- 5.8 Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendices. ; Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Water Spinach -- Appendix II: Genetic Resources of Water Spinach -- References -- Chapter 6: Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Breeding -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Diversity and Distribution of Watercress in Iran -- 6.1.2 Taxonomy, Habitat and Chromosome Number -- 6.1.3 Economic Importance and Health Benefits -- 6.1.4 Domestication, Selection and Early Improvements -- 6.2 Current Cultivation Practices and Challenges -- 6.2.1 Current Cultivation Practices -- 6.2.1.1 Reproductive Biology -- 6.2.1.2 Growth -- 6.2.1.3 Environmental and Nutrition Requirements -- 6.2.2 Current Agricultural Challenges -- 6.3 Germplasm Biodiversity and Conservation -- 6.3.1 Germplasm Diversity -- 6.3.2 Cultivars Characterization and Genome Size -- 6.3.3 Cytogenetics -- 6.4 Traditional Breeding -- 6.5 Molecular Breeding -- 6.6 Functional Genomics -- 6.7 Genetic Engineering -- 6.7.1 Evaluation of Morphological Diversity -- 6.7.2 Genetic Transformation Using Agrobacterium rhizogenes -- 6.8 Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendices -- Appendix I: The Countries Where Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Is Present in Various Continents -- Appendix II: Research Institutes Relevant to Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) -- References -- Part II: Flowerheads and Green Pods -- Chapter 7: Advances in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) Breeding, with Emphasis on India -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 History and Evolution of Indian Cauliflower -- 7.1.2 Curding and Flowering Trait Genetics -- 7.1.3 Cauliflower Groups -- 7.1.4 Indian Cauliflower Classification -- 7.2 Genetic Diversity and Exploration of Wild Relatives -- 7.2.1 Genetic Diversity -- 7.2.2 Pre-breeding for Cauliflower Improvement -- 7.2.3 Embryo Rescue -- 7.2.4 Conservation Strategies -- 7.3 Breeding Objectives -- 7.4 Divergence in Important Characters. ; 7.4.1 Maturity of Curd -- 7.4.2 Plant Type -- 7.4.3 Stem Length -- 7.4.4 Stem Pigmentation -- 7.4.5 Leaf Characters -- 7.4.6 Self-Blanching Character -- 7.4.7 Curd Shape -- 7.4.8 Curd Size and Weight -- 7.4.9 Curd Compactness and Texture -- 7.4.10 Curd Color -- 7.4.11 Curd Maturity -- 7.5 Gene Action -- 7.6 Genetic Mechanisms for Hybrid Breeding -- 7.6.1 Self-Incompatibility -- 7.6.2 Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS) -- 7.6.3 Combining Ability for Exploiting Heterosis -- 7.6.4 DNA Markers for Heterosis Breeding -- 7.6.5 Heterosis Fixation -- 7.7 Open Pollinated and Hybrid Variety Development in India -- 7.7.1 Breeding Open-Pollinated Varieties -- 7.7.2 Heterosis Breeding -- 7.7.3 Synthetic Varieties -- 7.7.4 Intervarietal Crosses for Yield Improvement -- 7.7.5 Mutation Breeding -- 7.7.6 Doubled Haploids -- 7.8 Breeding for Improved Quality -- 7.8.1 Curd Appearance -- 7.8.2 Dietary Nutrients -- 7.8.3 Curd Flavor -- 7.8.4 Curd Color -- 7.8.5 Glucosinolates -- 7.9 Breeding for Climate Resilience -- 7.10 Breeding for Biotic Stress Resistance -- 7.10.1 Common Diseases and Insect Pests -- 7.10.2 Disease Resistance Breeding -- 7.10.2.1 Downy Mildew -- 7.10.2.2 Sclerotinia Rot -- 7.10.2.3 Black Rot -- 7.10.2.4 Black Leaf Spot -- 7.10.3 Breeding for Insect Pest Resistance -- 7.11 Molecular Markers -- 7.11.1 Marker-Assisted Improvement of Quantitative Traits -- 7.11.2 Genomic Selection -- 7.11.3 Association Studies -- 7.12 Transgenesis and Gene Editing -- 7.13 Conclusion and Prospects -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Cauliflower -- Appendix II: Genetic Resources of Cauliflower -- References -- Chapter 8: Globe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.) Breeding -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Economic Importance -- 8.1.2 Germplasm and Domestication -- 8.2 Current Cultivation and Reproduction. ; 8.2.1 Growth Habit and Inflorescence Development.
• Titolo autorizzato: Advances in plant breeding strategies
• ISBN: 3-030-66969-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495189403321
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