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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Cash Crops: An Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Genetic Diversity Utilization and Exchange of Germplasm -- Molecular Tools and Genome Editing -- CGIAR Gene Banks -- Cacao -- Coffee -- Sugar Cane -- Rubber -- 3 Future Perspectives -- References -- Part I: Beverages -- Cacao -- 1 Origin and Botany -- 2 History and Modern Cultivation -- 3 Genetic Diversity of Cacao -- Wild Relatives of Cacao -- 4 Conservation of Wild Cacao and Landraces -- 5 Crop Improvement: Overview of Traits of Importance to Breeders -- 6 Climate Resilience -- 7 Disease and Pest Resistance -- 8 Bean Quality -- 9 Traditional Breeding Approaches -- 10 Genomic Resources -- 11 Modern Breeding Approaches -- Association Mapping -- Genomic Selection -- 12 Phenotyping Approaches -- 13 Conclusions and Prospects -- References -- Coffee: Genetic Diversity, Erosion, Conservation, and Utilization -- 1 Introduction: Origin and Spread of Coffee -- 2 Genetic Diversity -- 3 In Situ Conservation -- 4 Ex Situ Collections -- 5 Major Pests and Diseases -- Coffee Berry Borer: Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) -- Coffee Leaf Miner: Leucoptera spp. -- Coffee White Stem Borer: Xylotrechus quadripes Chevrolat -- Coffee Leaf Rust: Hemileia vastatrix Berkeley and Broome -- Coffee Berry Disease: Colletotrichum kahawae Bridge and Waller -- 6 Genetics of Coffee Quality -- 7 Breeding Approaches -- 8 Impacts of Climate Change -- 9 Future Prospects and Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Industrial Crops -- Origin, Genetic Diversity, Conservation, and Traditional and Molecular Breeding Approaches in Sugarcane -- 1 Origin of Sugarcane -- 2 Genetic Diversity -- 3 Ex Situ and In Situ Germplasm Collections of the Saccharum Group -- 4 Wild Cane Saccharum spontaneum for Biotic and Abiotic Resilience -- 5 Traditional Breeding Approach -- 6 Biotechnology Tools.
Omic Approaches and Databases -- Molecular Markers for Disease Resistance -- Genetic Diversity Studies -- Genetic Maps, QTL Mapping, and GWAS Analysis -- New Breeding Techniques -- Transgenic Sugarcane -- Genome Editing -- In Vitro Multiplication -- 7 Conclusions and Prospects -- References -- Genic Conservation and Genetic Improvement of Hevea brasiliensis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Introduction of Rubber to South East Asia -- 3 Narrow Genetic Base -- 4 Addition of New Amazonian Germplasm -- 5 Nuclear vs. Cytoplasmic Genetic Diversity -- Potentiality of Organelle Genome -- 6 Perspectives for New Germplasm -- 7 Genic Diversity and Clone Development -- 8 Molecular Advances in Hevea Research -- Saturated Genetic Linkage Mapping and QTLs -- Transcriptome Studies by High-Throughput Sequencing -- 9 Genome Sequencing -- 10 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- Breeding and Biotechnology of Jute -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origin of Cultivated Corchorus Species -- 3 Germplasm -- Diversity in Cultivated and Wild Relatives -- 4 Application of Molecular Markers -- 5 Transcriptomics of Jute -- 6 Retention of Diversity in Land Races -- 7 Disease and Insect Pest Resistance -- 8 End-Use Quality and Nutritional Quality -- Nutritional Quality -- 9 Conventional Breeding Approaches -- 10 Jute Fibre at Commercial Level -- 11 Conclusions and Future Outlook -- References -- Part III: Oil Seeds -- Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Diversity in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origin -- 3 Diversity -- 4 Germplasm Collection and Conservation -- Complementary Conservation Strategies -- Embryo Culture -- Cryopreservation -- Tissue Culture -- 5 Crop Improvement -- Traditional Breeding Approaches -- Selection -- Hybridization -- Breeding for Specific Traits -- Drought Tolerance and Climate Resilience Studies -- Cold Tolerance -- Insect Resistance.
Eriophyid Mite (Aceria guerroronis Keifer) -- Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) -- Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) -- Coconut Scale Insect -- Disease Resistance -- Root (Wilt) Disease -- Lethal Yellowing -- Phytophthoral Diseases -- Stem Bleeding -- Leaf Spot and Leaf Blight -- Nut Water Quality -- Novel Traits -- 6 Genomic Resources -- Molecular Markers -- Biochemical Markers -- DNA-Based Markers -- Linkage Mapping and Identification of QTLs -- Multiomics Approaches (Genomics and Transcriptomics) -- Discovery of Gene(s) -- Coconut Genome -- Transcriptome Analysis -- Transformation Studies -- 7 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- Oil Palm -- 1 Origin of the Oil Palm -- 2 Diversity of the Oil Palm -- The African Oil Palm -- The American Oil Palm -- The Interspecific Hybrids -- 3 Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Genetic Resources -- 4 Ex Situ and In Situ Collections -- 5 Improvement and Climate Resilience -- 6 Disease Resistance -- 7 Nutritional Quality -- 8 Traditional Breeding Approaches -- 9 Genomic Resources -- 10 Somaclonal Variation -- 11 Modern Breeding Approaches -- Micropropagation -- Marker-Assisted Selection -- Genome-Wide Association Mapping -- Genomic Selection -- 12 Phenotyping Approaches Including High-Throughput Phenotyping -- 13 Avenues for Future Research -- References -- Genetic Resources of Brassicas -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Taxonomy -- Tribe Brassiceae -- Brassica coenospecies -- 3 Origin of Crop Brassica Species -- B. nigra -- Brassica oleracea -- Brassica rapa -- Brassica carinata -- Brassica juncea -- Brassica napus -- Origin of the Word Brassica, Mustard, and Sarson -- 4 Landraces of Brassica and Their Conservation -- 5 Ex Situ Conservation of Brassica Genetic Resources -- Ex Situ Conservation of Brassica Globally -- Collection and Conservation of Brassica Genetic Resource in India.
6 In Situ Conservation of Brassica Species -- 7 Wild Species of Brassica and Allied Genera as a Source of Agronomic Traits -- 8 Crop Improvement in Rapeseed-Mustard: Indian Perspective -- Varietal Development in Rapeseed-Mustard -- Hybrid Development in Rapeseed-Mustard -- 9 Quality Improvement of Rapeseed-Mustard in India -- 10 Conclusion and Prospects -- References -- Part IV: Pulses -- Genetic Resources of Groundnut -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nutritional Qualities -- Carbohydrates -- Oil and Fatty Acids -- Protein and Amino Acids -- Minerals -- Bioactive or Functional Compounds -- Sterols -- Tocopherols and Other Vitamins -- Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity -- Anti-nutritional Compounds -- Allergens -- Phytic Acid -- Other Antinutrients -- 3 Systematics, Centres of Origin and Diversity -- 4 Species Diversity -- Centres of Diversity -- Gene Pools -- Karyology -- Molecular Variability -- 5 Ex Situ and In Situ Collections of Germplasm -- 6 Core and Mini-core Collections -- 7 Crop Improvement -- Targeted Traits -- Resistance/Tolerance to Stress -- Drought -- Quality Attributes -- 8 Genomics -- Genomic Resources Developed -- Genomics-Assisted Breeding -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Lentil Gene Pool for Breeding -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origin -- 3 Diversity of Wild Relatives and Progenitors -- 4 Genetic Diversity in Landraces and Their Conservation -- 5 Ex Situ and In Situ Collections of the Species -- 6 Crop Improvement and Climate Resilience and Herbicide Resistance -- Lentil Adaptation to Abiotic Constraints -- Parasitic and Nonparasitic Weeds and Herbicide Tolerance -- 7 Disease Resistance and Insect Pest Resistance -- 8 End Use and Nutritional Quality -- Nutritional Value of Lentil -- Nutritional Elements of Lentil -- Anti-nourishing Agents of Lentil -- Protein and Starch Inhibitors -- 9 Classical Breeding Approaches.
Key Issues in Classical Lentil Breeding -- The Optimum Plant Density in Single-Plant Selection -- Conventional Methods for Multiple Trait Breeding -- 10 Induced Genetic Diversity -- Induction of Genetic Variability -- Induction of New Genetic Variation Through Wide Hybridization -- Mutation Breeding -- Chemical Mutagenesis -- Radiation -- Induction of Genetic Variability Through In Vitro Culture Techniques -- 11 Genomic Resources -- 12 Modern Breeding Approaches -- 13 Phenotyping Approaches Including High-Throughput Phenotyping -- 14 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- References -- Part V: Fruits and Nuts -- Date Palm Genetic Resources for Breeding -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Date Palm Husbandry -- 3 Conservation of Genetic Diversity -- In Situ Conservation -- Ex Situ Conservation -- Date Palm Field Gene Bank -- In Vitro Conservation of Date Palm -- Preservation by Slow Growth -- Cryopreservation -- Date Palm DNA Banking -- GIS in Date Palm Conservation -- Allelic Richness via GIS-Molecular Combined Approach: Wild Date Palm in South-Central Coastal Bangladesh as a Case Study -- 4 Breeding of Date Palm -- Utilization of Genetic Variation -- Varietal Characterization of Date Palm -- Gene-Based Characterization -- Sex Determination of Date Palm -- Advancements in Biotechnologies -- Organogenesis -- Somatic Embryogenesis -- Haploid Breeding of Date Palm -- Protoplast Culture of Date Palm -- Cryopreservation -- 5 Conclusions and Prospects -- References -- Genetic Diversity for Breeding Tomato -- 1 Origin -- 2 Economic Value -- 3 Systematics and Diversity -- 4 Genetic Diversity in Landraces and Heirloom Varieties -- 5 In Situ and Ex Situ Collections -- 6 Genomic Resources and Application of Molecular Markers -- 7 Breeding Strategies -- Heterosis Breeding -- Induced Genetic Diversity -- Modern Breeding Methods -- 8 Conclusions and Prospects -- References.
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