{"product_id":"plant-breeding-reviews-v23-25-9780471354215","title":"Plant Breeding Reviews V23 25","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of review articles on research in plant genetics, especially the breeding of commercially important crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Dedication: Dermot P. Coyne Bean Breeder, Geneticist, Humanitarian\u003c\/b\u003e (James R. Steadman and Jules Janick).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Strategies for Genetic Improvement of Common Bean and Rhizobia Towards Efficient Interactions\u003c\/b\u003e (Carla Snoeck, Jos Vanderleyden, and Stephen Beebe).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. \u003ci\u003eRhizobium\u003c\/i\u003e-Common Bean Symbiosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Bean Breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Selection of Optimized \u003ci\u003eRhizobium\u003c\/i\u003e Strains for Bean Inoculation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Conclusions and Future Prospects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Developing Marker-Assisted Selection Strategies for Breeding Hybrid Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Yunbi Xu).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Features of Hybrid Breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Components of Marker-Assisted Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Germplasm Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Traits Requiring Testcrossing or Progeny Testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Environment-Dependent Traits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. Quality Traits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII. Gene Introgression and Whole Genome Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX. Prediction of Hybrid Performance and Heterosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX. Seed Quality Assurance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXI. General Discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Significance of Cytoplasmic DNA in Plant Breeding\u003c\/b\u003e (Ursula Frei, Edmundo G. Peiretti, and Gerhard Wenzel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Some Basic Information on DNA in the Cytoplasm of Plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Agronomic Traits Influenced by Cytoplasmic Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Breeding Using Cytoplasmic Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Flowering, Seed Production, and the Genesis of Garlic Breeding\u003c\/b\u003e (Philipp W. Simon and Maria M. Jenderek).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Garlic Production Trends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Garlic Taxonomy and Genetic Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Garlic Growth and Reproductive Biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Garlic Seed Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Progress in Garlic Breeding and Future Prospects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Cultivar Development of Ornamental Foliage Plants\u003c\/b\u003e (Richard J. Henny and Jianjun Chen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Origin of New Cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Breeding Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Breeding Objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Foliage Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Future Prospects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Preservation of Genetic Resources in the National Plant Germplasm Clonal Collections\u003c\/b\u003e (Gayle M. Volk and Christina Walters).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Clones as Genetic Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Maintenance of Genetic Diversity in Clonal Collections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Clonal Collections in the NPGS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Cryopreservation Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Cryopreservation: Variables to Consider.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. Application of Cryopreservation Technologies to Vegetative Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCumulative Subject Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCumulative Contributor Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402571718999,"sku":"9780471354215","price":278.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471354215.jpg?v=1730480797","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plant-breeding-reviews-v23-25-9780471354215","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}