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Book SynopsisPlant 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.
Table of ContentsContributors ix
1. Mark E. Sorrells: Plant Breeder, Geneticist,Innovator, Mentor 1
Alvina Gul, Christine H. Diepenbrock, Flavio Breseghello,Euclydes Minella, Jesse D. Munkvold, Andrew H. Paterson, Lisa Kissing Kucek, Edward Souza, Mauricio La Rota, Long‐Xi Yu, Ju‐Kyung Yu, Zhengqiang Ma, Allen Van Deynze, Jessica Rutkoski, Elliot L. Heffner, Jorge da Silva, and Julio Isidro Sanchez
I. Biographical Sketch and Background 5
II. Research 8
III. Mark’s Attributes and Philosophies 20
Literature Cited 23
Cultivar Release and Germplasm Registration 27
Selected Papers of Mark E. Sorrells 28
2. Onion Breeding 39
Michael J. Havey
I. Economic Importance 42
II. Botany and Origins 42
III. Reproductive Biology and Seed Production 44
IV. Population Improvement and Hybrids 45
V. Breeding Goals 51
VI. Biotechnology 64
VII. Future Prospects 67
VIII. Personal Refelections 69
Disclaimer 71
Literature Cited 71
3. Alternative Experimental Designs for Plant Breeding 87
Jared Zystro, Micaela Colley, and Julie Dawson
I. Introduction 89
II. Principles 90
III. Designs 97
IV. Conclusions: Choosing an Appropriate Design 112
Literature Cited 114
4. Advances in DNA Markers and Breeding for Warm‐ and Cool‑Season Turfgrasses 119
Karen R. Harris‐Shultz and David Jespersen
I. Introduction 121
II. Warm‐Season Turfgrass 125
III. Cool‐Season Turfgrasses 139
IV. Future Perspectives 151
Acknowledgments 153
Literature Cited 153
5. Sugar Beet Breeding 167
J. Mitchell McGrath and Lee Panella
I. Introduction 168
II. Natural History 172
III. Genetic Resources 178
IV. Breeding Perspectives 180
V. Modern Breeding 187
VI. Final Remarks 201
Acknowledgments 203
Literature Cited 203
6. The Importance of Cosmetic Stay‑Green in Specialty Crops 219
James R. Myers, Mustafa Aljadi, and Linda Brewer
I. Introduction 222
II. Characteristics of Cosmetic Stay‐Green 225
III. Genotypic and Phenotypic Description, and Economic Importance by Plant Family 228
IV. Other Crops That May Carry Cosmetic Stay‐Green Mutations 240
V. Utility and Importance of Cosmetic Stay‐Green 244
VI. Limitations of Stay‐Green 245
VII. Prospects and the Need for Further Research 248
Acknowledgments 249
Literature Cited 250
7. Quinoa Breeding and Genomics 257
Kevin M. Murphy, Janet B. Matanguihan, Francisco F. Fuentes, Luz Rayda Gómez‐Pando, Eric N. Jellen, Peter J. Maughan, and David E. Jarvis
I. Introduction 259
II. History of Quinoa Breeding 266
III. Biology 272
IV. Breeding Methods 279
V. Breeding Objectives 286
Literature Cited 308
8. Experimental and Bioinformatics Advances in Crop Genomics 321
Ryan M. Patrick and Ying Li
I. Introduction 324
II. Whole‐Genome Sequencing of Crop Species 326
III. Functional Genomics: Profiling the Transcriptome and Epigenome 337
IV. Gene Regulatory Network 365
V. Conclusion and Outlook 368
Acknowledgments 369
Literature Cited 369
Cumulative Contributor Index 383
Cumulative Subject Index 393
