Plant breeding reviews . Volume 26 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jules Janick

• Autore: Janick Jules
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.5/3/05; 631.52
• Soggetto topico: Plant breeding
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: JanickJules <1931->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS, Volume 26; Contents; List of Contributors; 1: Dedication: George P. Rédei Arabidopsis Geneticist and Polymath; 2: Developing Papaya to Control Papaya Ringspot Virus by Transgenic Resistance, Intergeneric Hybridization, and Tolerance Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PAPAYA AND PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS; III. DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSGENIC PAPAYA FOR HAWAII; IV. DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSGENIC PAPAYA FOR OTHER REGIONS; V. BREEDING THROUGH INTERGENERIC HYBRIDIZATIONS; VI. DEVELOPMENT OF PRSV-TOLERANT PAPAYA; VII. FUTURE ASPECTS FOR DEVELOPING PRSV-RESISTANT PAPAYA; VIII. SUMMARY COMMENTS ; LITERATURE CITED3: Rol Genes: Molecular Biology, Physiology, Morphology, Breeding Uses; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE HAIRY ROOT DISEASE; III. RI T-DNA AND ITS EFFECT ON TRANSGENIC PLANTS; IV. SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF ROL GENES; V. INDIVIDUAL EFFECT OF ROL GENES; VI. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; 4: Terminology for Polyploids Based on Cytogenetic Behavior: Consequences in Genetics and Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ROLE OF 2n GAMETES AND ENDOSPERM IN THE ORIGIN OF POLYPLOIDS; III. TERMINOLOGY FOR POLYPLOIDS; IV. BASES OF THE NEW TERMINOLOGY; V. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED ; 5: Breeding Barley for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight and Mycotoxin AccumulationI. INTRODUCTION; II. FUSARIUM SPECIES; III. FUSARIUM TOXINS; IV. LOSSES IN YIELD AND QUALITY; V. SOURCES OF GENETIC RESISTANCE; VI. TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH FHB RESISTANCE; VII. BREEDING STRATEGIES; VIII. MUTATION AND IN VITRO SELECTION; IX. GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; X. CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; 6: Using Genomics to Exploit Grain Legume Biodiversity in Crop Improvement; I. INTRODUCTION; II. AVAILABLE GENETIC RESOURCES OF KEY LEGUME CROPS ; III. MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF LEGUME GENETIC RESOURCESIV. IMPACT OF GENETIC RESOURCES IN CONVENTIONAL LEGUME BREEDING; V. MOLECULAR-ENHANCED STRATEGIES FOR MANIPULATING NOVEL GENETIC VARIATION FOR LEGUME BREEDING; VI. ADVANCED APPLICATIONS IN LEGUME MOLECULAR BREEDING; VII. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LITERATURE CITED; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This helpful book presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Plant breeding reviews
• ISBN: 1-282-68901-0; 9786612689017; 0-470-65032-X; 0-470-65031-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139517303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Plant Breeding Reviews