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Book SynopsisPlant Breeding Reviews, Volume 22 presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a practical understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors viii
1. Dedication: Denton E. Alexander; Teacher, Maize Geneticist, and Breeder 1
Robert J. Lambert
2. Estimating and Interpreting Heritability for Plant Breeding: An Update 9
James B. Holland, Wyman E. Nyquist, and Cuauhtemoc T. Cervantes-Martínez
I. The Meaning of Heritability 10
II. Response to Selection 12
III. Covariances of Relatives 21
IV. Variance Among Selection Units 25
V. Estimating Heritability as a Function of Variance Components 29
VI. Estimating Heritability from Parent-Offspring Regression 65
VII. Estimating Realized Heritability 69
VIII. Examples of Heritability Estimates 70
Appendices 102
Literature Cited 108
3. Advanced Statistical Methods for Estimating Genetic Variances in Plants 113
Shizhong Xu
I. Introduction 113
II. Genetic Model 118
III. Least Squares Estimation 132
IV. Maximum Likelihood Analysis 138
V. Bayesian Analysis 152
VI. Discussion and Conclusions 157
Literature Cited 161
4. Oil Palm Genetic Improvement 165
A. C. Soh, G. Wong, T. Y. Hor, C. C. Tan, and P. S. Chew
I. Introduction 166
II. Germplasm Resources 169
III. Improvement Objectives 174
IV. Breeding Techniques 180
V. Future Prospects 205
Literature Cited 206
5. Breeding Wheat for Resistance to Insects 221
William A. Berzonsky, Hongjian Ding, Scott D. Haley, Marion O. Harris, Robert J. Lamb, R. I. H. McKenzie, Herbert W. Ohm, Fred L. Patterson, Frank Peairs, David R. Porter, Roger H. Ratcliffe, and Thomas G. Shanower
I. Introduction 222
II. Wheat Stem Sawfly 225
III. Wheat Midge 234
IV. Hessian Fly 247
V. Russian Wheat Aphid 260
VI. Greenbug 270
Literature Cited 278
6. Peanut Breeding and Genetic Resources 297
C. Corley Holbrook and H. Thomas Stalker
I. Introduction 298
II. Evolution and Taxonomy 300
III. Reproductive Development 305
IV. Cytogenetics and Genomes 307
V. Genetic Resources 309
VI. Breeding Peanut 316
VII. Summary 338
Literature Cited 340
7. History and Breeding of Table Beet in the United States 357
I. L. Goldman and J. P. Navazio
I. Introduction 358
II. Crop Origins 359
III. Horticulture of Table Beet 361
IV. Genetics and Breeding 367
V. Breeding Methods 376
VI. Future Directions 384
Literature Cited 386
8. Yeast as a Molecular Genetic System for Improvement of Plant Salt Tolerance 389
Tracie K. Matsumoto, Ray A. Bressan, P. M. Hasegawa, and José M. Pardo
I. Introduction 390
II. Yeast Complementation 394
III. Orthologous Plant and Yeast Genes 398
IV. Similarity of Cellular Salt Tolerance in Plants and Yeast 415
Literature Cited 416
Subject Index 427
Cumulative Subject Index 428
Cumulative Contributor Index 443
