Art and Science in Breeding

Art and Science in Breeding
Author: Margaret Derry
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2012-01-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442698241

Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock. How have the methods used by geneticists differed from those employed by domestic breeders over time? Art and Science in Breeding details the relationship between farm practices and agricultural genetics in poultry breeding from 1850 to 1960. Margaret E. Derry traces the history and organization of chicken breeding in North America, from craft approaches and breeding as an ‘art,’ to the conflicts that had emerged between traditional and scientific methods by the 1940s. Derry assesses links between the 'scientific' revolution of chicken farming and the development of corporate breeding as a modern, international industry. Using poultry as a case study for the wider narrative of agricultural genetics, Art and Science in Breeding adds considerable knowledge to a rapidly growing field of inquiry.

Plant Breeding Reviews

Plant Breeding Reviews
Author: Irwin Goldman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2019-10-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119616751

Contents 1. Maria Isabel Andrade: Sweetpotato Breeder, Technology Transfer Specialist, and Advocate 1 2. Development of Cold Climate Grapes in the Upper Midwestern U.S.: The Pioneering Work of Elmer Swenson 31 3. Candidate Genes to Extend Fleshy Fruit Shelf Life 61 4. Breeding Naked Barley for Food, Feed, and Malt 95 5. The Foundations, Continuing Evolution, and Outcomes from the Application of Intellectual Property Protection in Plant Breeding and Agriculture 121 6. The Use of Endosperm Genes for Sweet Corn Improvement: A review of developments in endosperm genes in sweet corn since the seminal publication in Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 1, by Charles Boyer and Jack Shannon (1984) 215 7. Gender and Farmer Preferences for Varietal Traits: Evidence and Issues for Crop Improvement 243 8. Domestication, Genetics, and Genomics of the American Cranberry 279 9. Images and Descriptions of Cucurbita maxima in Western Europe in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 317

Next-Generation Plant Breeding Approaches for Stress Resilience in Cereal Crops

Next-Generation Plant Breeding Approaches for Stress Resilience in Cereal Crops
Author: Mallana Gowdra Mallikarjuna
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811914451

This edited book highlights the gravity and efficacy of next-generation breeding tools for the enhancement of stress-resilience in cereals, especially in the context of climate change, pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. The content of the book helps in understanding the application of emerging genetic concepts and neoteric genomic approaches in cereal breeding. It collates all the latest information about enhancing the stress resilience in cereal crops for overcoming food security issues. Cereals have predominantly been used as a staple food since time immemorial and contribute more than 50% of the caloric requirement of the global population. However, in cereals, the yield losses due to various stresses are very high, considering the crop growth stage and stress sensitivity. Therefore, to feed and nourish the generations in the era of climate change, it is imperative to develop stress-resilient cereal cultivars. This book explores newly developed next-generation breeding tools, viz., genome-wide association studies, genomic prediction, genome editing, and accelerated generation advancement methodologies, which revealed promising outcomes by enhancing the stress resilience in cereals with yield potential. This book is useful for postgraduate students specializing in plant breeding, plant stress physiology, plant genomics, agriculture, and agronomy. It is of immense value to scientific community involved in teaching, research, and extension activities related to cereal cultivation.

Plant Breeding Reviews

Plant Breeding Reviews
Author: Jules Janick
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2015-10-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119107717

Plant 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. It is a serial title that appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.

Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology

Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology
Author: W.M. Muir
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2003
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 0359593666

Annotation. In this comprehensive research book issues associated with poultry breeding are addressed, by examining quantitative and molecular genetics and the uses of transgenic technology. The important area of disease resistance and transmission is also covered in a special section looking at the genetics of disease resistance. This book represents the first complete integration of our current knowledge of biotechnology and quantitative and molecular genetics as applied to poultry breeding.

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Eucalypts

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Eucalypts
Author: Robert J. Henry
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482254131

Eucalypts are used for the production of paper products, firewood, charcoal, potential feedstocks for bioenergy and biomaterials, as ornamentals and landscape trees, and in land rehabilitation. Eucalypt breeding is at an early stage with many plantings being only at the first stages of domestication. The relatively small genomes of these species ma

Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Soybean

Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Soybean
Author: Kristin Bilyeu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439844666

The soybean is an economically important leguminous seed crop for feed and food products that is rich in seed protein (about 40 percent) and oil (about 20 percent); it enriches the soil by fixing nitrogen in symbiosis with bacteria. Soybean was domesticated in northeastern China about 2500 BC and subsequently spread to other countries. The enormous

Plant Breeding in the Omics Era

Plant Breeding in the Omics Era
Author: Rodomiro Ortiz Ríos
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319205323

​The field of plant breeding has grown rapidly in the last decade with breakthrough research in genetics and genomics, inbred development, population improvement, hybrids, clones, self-pollinated crops, polyploidy, transgenic breeding and more. This book discusses the latest developments in all these areas but explores the next generation of needs and discoveries including omics beyond genomics, cultivar seeds and intellectual and property rights. This book is a leading-edge publication of the latest results and forecasts important areas of future needs and applications.​