PRINCIPLES OF PLANT GENETICS AND B

Informationen zum Autor George Acquaah is Dean at Bowie State University. He is the author of four critically acclaimed textbooks, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious USDA Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the Millennium Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the US. Klappentext To respond to the increasing need to feed the world's population as well as an ever greater demand for a balanced and healthy diet there is a continuing need to produce improved new cultivars or varieties of plants, particularly crop plants. The strategies used to produce these are increasingly based on our knowledge of relevant science, particularly genetics, but involves a multidisciplinary understanding that optimizes the approaches taken.Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2nd Edition introduces both classical and molecular tools for plant breeding. Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding, intellectual property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding, organic breeding), and more are addressed in the new, updated edition of this text. Industry highlight boxes are included throughout the text to contextualize the information given through the professional experiences of plant breeders. The final chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the largest and most common crops.* Up-to-date edition of this bestselling book incorporating the most recent technologies in the field* Combines both theory and practice in modern plant breeding* Updated industry highlights help to illustrate the concepts outlined in the text* Self assessment questions at the end of each chapter aid student learning* Accompanying website with artwork from the book available to instructors Zusammenfassung To respond to the increasing need to feed the world's population as well as an ever greater demand for a balanced and healthy diet there is a continuing need to produce improved new cultivars or varieties of plants, particularly crop plants. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, ix Acknowledgements, xi Industry highlights boxes, xiii Industry highlights boxes: authors, xv Section 1 Overview and historical perspectives, 1 1 Introduction, 3 2 History of plant breeding, 22 Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles, 41 3 Introduction to concepts of population genetics, 43 4 Introduction to quantitative genetics, 63 Section 3 Reproductive systems, 95 5 Introduction to reproduction and autogamy, 97 6 Allogamy, 121 7 Hybridization, 131 8 Clonal propagation and in vitro culture, 146 Section 4 Germplasm for breeding, 171 9 Variation: types, origin and scale, 173 10 Plant domestication, 185 11 Plant genetic resources, 199 Section 5 Breeding objectives, 227 12 Yield and morphological traits, 229 13 Quality traits, 246 14 Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests, 260 15 Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses, 280 Section 6 Selection methods, 301 16 Breeding self-pollinated species, 303 17 Breeding cross-pollinated species, 337 18 Breeding hybrid cultivars, 355 19 Breeding clonally propagated species, 374 Section 7 Molecular breeding, 383 20 Molecular markers, 385 21 Mapping of genes, 402 22 Marker assisted selection, 424 23 Mutagenesis in plant breeding, 436 24 Polyploidy in plant breeding, 452 25 Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics, 470 Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding, 489 26 Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release, 491 27 Seed certification and ...

List of contents

Preface, ix
 
Acknowledgements, xi
 
Industry highlights boxes, xiii
 
Industry highlights boxes: authors, xv
 
Section 1 Overview and historical perspectives, 1
 
1 Introduction, 3
 
2 History of plant breeding, 22
 
Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles, 41
 
3 Introduction to concepts of population genetics, 43
 
4 Introduction to quantitative genetics, 63
 
Section 3 Reproductive systems, 95
 
5 Introduction to reproduction and autogamy, 97
 
6 Allogamy, 121
 
7 Hybridization, 131
 
8 Clonal propagation and in vitro culture, 146
 
Section 4 Germplasm for breeding, 171
 
9 Variation: types, origin and scale, 173
 
10 Plant domestication, 185
 
11 Plant genetic resources, 199
 
Section 5 Breeding objectives, 227
 
12 Yield and morphological traits, 229
 
13 Quality traits, 246
 
14 Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests, 260
 
15 Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses, 280
 
Section 6 Selection methods, 301
 
16 Breeding self-pollinated species, 303
 
17 Breeding cross-pollinated species, 337
 
18 Breeding hybrid cultivars, 355
 
19 Breeding clonally propagated species, 374
 
Section 7 Molecular breeding, 383
 
20 Molecular markers, 385
 
21 Mapping of genes, 402
 
22 Marker assisted selection, 424
 
23 Mutagenesis in plant breeding, 436
 
24 Polyploidy in plant breeding, 452
 
25 Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics, 470
 
Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding, 489
 
26 Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release, 491
 
27 Seed certification and commercial seed release, 511
 
28 Regulatory and legal issues, 523
 
29 Value-driven concepts and social concerns, 543
 
30 International plant breeding efforts, 556
 
Section 9 Breeding selected crops, 575
 
31 Breeding wheat, 577
 
32 Breeding corn, 591
 
33 Breeding rice, 606
 
34 Breeding sorghum, 617
 
35 Breeding soybean, 629
 
36 Breeding peanut, 639
 
37 Breeding potato, 647
 
38 Breeding cotton, 657
 
39 Breeding tomato, 667
 
40 Breeding cucumber, 679
 
41 Breeding roses, 682
 
Supplementary chapters: review of genetic statistical principles, 689
 
1 Plant cellular organization and genetic structure: an overview, 691
 
2 Common statistical methods in plant breeding, 707
 
Glossary of terms, 726
 
Appendix 1: Conversion rates, 731
 
Index, 732
 
Companion website
 
The book is accompanied by a companion resources site: www.wiley.com/go/acquaah/plantgeneticsandbreeding With figures and tables from the book.

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"This is an excellent textbook for students and teachers of plant breeding." ( Expl Agric , 1 January 2013)

Product details

• Authors: George Acquaah, George (Bowie State University) Acquaah, Acquaah George
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.2012
• EAN: 9780470664759
• ISBN: 978-0-470-66475-9
• No. of pages: 758
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Botanik, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Plant Science, Plant Genetics, Pflanzengenetik