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. It is a serial title that appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.
Table of Content
Contributors viii
1. Dedication: Fredrick A. Bliss Teacher, Researcher, and Director of Plant Breeding 1
Thomas C. Osborn
2. Sugarcane Improvement through Breeding and Biotechnology 15
Ray Ming, Paul H. Moore, Kuo-Kao Wu, Angélique D’Hont, Jean C. Glaszmann, Thomas L. Tew, T. Erik Mirkov, Jorge da Silva, John Jifon, Mamta Rai, Raymond J. Schnell, Stevens M. Brumbley, Prakash Lakshmanan, Jack C. Comstock, and Andrew H. Paterson
I. Introduction 18
II. Sugarcane Breeding 20
III. Sugarcane Improvement Through Biotechnology 57
Literature Cited 100
3. Breeding for Resistance to Maize Foliar Pathogens 119
Richard C. Pratt and Stuart G. Gordon
I. Introduction 121
II. Diseases Incited by Fungal Pathogens 125
III. Diseases Incited by Viral Pathogens 142
IV. Diseases Incited by Bacterial Pathogens 156
V. Summary 159
Literature Cited 162
4. Synteny in the Rosaceae 175
Pere Arús, Toshiya Yamamoto, Elisabeth Dirlewanger, and Albert G. Abbott
I. Introduction 176
II. Genetic Maps in the Main Rosaceae Species 177
III. Map Comparisons 191
IV. Other Genetic Resources of Interest for Map Comparison 202
V. Future Prospects 203
Literature Cited 205
5. Genetic Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Cucurbits 213
Yi-Hong Wang, Ralph A. Dean, and Tarek Joobeur
I. Introduction 214
II. Classic Genetic Maps 215
III. Molecular Genetic Maps 216
IV. Gene Tagging 219
V. QTL Mapping 226
VI. Molecular Breeding 233
VII. Gene Cloning 235
VIII. Cucurbit Genomics 236
IX. Future Prospects 237
Literature Cited 239
6. Breeding Douglas-Fir 245
Glenn T. Howe, Keith Jayawickrama, Marilyn Cherry, G. R. Johnson, and Nicholas C. Wheeler
I. Abbreviations 246
II. Introduction 247
III. Distinctive Characteristics of Forest Trees 249
IV. Douglas-Fir: The Species 251
V. Factors That Influence Douglas-Fir Breeding 254
VI. Breeding Goals and Objectives 279
VII. Overview of Tree Breeding Methods 286
VIII. Breeding Programs 289
IX. Breeding and Testing Methods 296
X. Production of Improved Materials for Reforestation 319
XI. Biotechnology 331
XII. Gene Conservation 337
XIII. Acknowledgments 339
Literature Cited 339
Subject Index 354
Cumulative Subject Index 355
Cumulative Contributor Index 371
About the author
Jules Janick obtained his Ph D in Plant Genetics and Breeding and is a Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.
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