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Book SynopsisFood production and population growth are inextricably linked. Remarkable progress in production and productivity of major food staples has been achieved, and the addition of valuable new technologies such as bioinformatics and biofortification are important to continue to produce nutrient-filled crops for the growing world population.
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Table of ContentsForeword (Gurdev S. Khush).
Preface (Manjit S. Kang and P.M. Priyadarshan).
Part 1: General Topics.
Chapter 1: Crop Breeding Methodologies: Classic and Modern (Manjit S.Kang, Prasanta K. Subudhi, Niranjan Baisakh, and P.M. Priyadarshan).
Chapter 2: Genetic Enhancement of Polypoid Crops Using Tools of Classical Cytogenetics and Modern Biotechnology (Prem P. Jauhar).
Chapter 3: Biofortification: Breeding Micronutrient-Dense Crops (Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer and Bonnie McClafferty).
Chapter 4:Bioinformatics and Plant Genomics for Staple Crops Improvement (David Edwards).
Part 2: Cereals and Oil/Protein Crops.
Chapter 5: Breeding Spring Bread Wheat for Irrigated and Rainfed Production Systems of the Developing World (Ravi P. Singh and Richard Trethowan).
Chapter 6: Rice Breeding for Sustainable Production (Sant S. Virmani and M. Ilyas-Ahmed).
Chapter 7: Barley Breeding for Sustainable Production (Salvatore Ceccarelli, Stefania Grando, Flavio Capettini, and Michael Baum).
Chapter 8: Corn Breeding in the Twenty-first Century (G. Richard Johnson).
Chapter 9: Soybean Breeding Achievements and Challenges (Silvia R. Cianzio).
Part 3: Carbohydrate Suppliers: Rood Crops and Banana.
Chapter 10: Breeding Potato as a Major Staple Crop (John E. Bradshaw).
Chapter 11: Breeding of Sweetpotato (S.L. Tan, M. Nakatani, and K. Komaki).
Chapter 12: Cassava Genetic Improvement (Hernan Ceballos, Martin Fregene, Juan Carlos Perez, Nelson Morante, and Fernando Calle).
Chapter 13: Banana Breeding (Michael Pillay and Leena Tripathi).
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