Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding
Author: Niko Huttunen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2009
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind. A major goal of plant breeders is to select genotypes with stable and high performing phenotypes across environments. However, a selected genotype often performs differently across environments. This book presents a comprehensive review of various stability analysis methods and their application in plant breeding for selection of stable and high performing genotypes. Additionally, efficient methods to produce doubled haploid plants and to provide embryogenic suitable haploid cells systems are needed for future genetic manipulations and breeding in bread and durum wheat. This book describes a new stress in durum wheat, for its effectiveness to induce embryogenesis and regeneration plants. Along with its implications for plant selection, the methods used for dose-response variation are also explored, as well as the relationship between genetic variation and changes in dose-response behaviour. Other chapters in this book discuss the breeding strategy of self-incompatibility, an evolutionary force to preserve genetic variability in plants, the pros and cons of marker-assisted selection (MAS) breeding along with its future prospects, and the use of Joint Regression Analysis (JRA) in the management of plant breeding programs.

Genomics of Plant-Associated Fungi: Monocot Pathogens

Genomics of Plant-Associated Fungi: Monocot Pathogens
Author: Ralph A. Dean
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2014-08-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662440539

This book describes how genomics has revolutionized our understanding of agriculturally important plant-associated fungi. It illustrates some fundamental discoveries about these eukaryotic microbes with regard to the overall structure of their genomes, their lifestyles and the molecular mechanisms that form the basis of their interactions with plants. Genomics has provided new insights into fungal lifestyles and led to practical advances in plant breeding and crop protection, such as predictions about the spread and evolution of new pathogens. This volume focuses on fungi that are important cereal and other monocot plant pathogens and includes: Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, Cochliobolus sp., Colletotrichum sp., Fusarium graminearum, Mycosphaerella graminicola and Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Magnaporthe oryzae, Blumeria graminis and Puccinia graminis.

Agrindex

Agrindex
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1052
Release: 1995
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

High-yielding Anthracnose-resistant Stylosanthes for Agricultural Systems

High-yielding Anthracnose-resistant Stylosanthes for Agricultural Systems
Author: Sukumar Chakraborty
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2004
Genre: Stylosanthes
ISBN: 9781863204422

This comprehensive book summarises new knowledge about Stylosanthes research and development. It attempts to capture published and unpublished information on the anthracnose disease and the development of new germplasm with anthracnose resistance and high yield potential for existing and new production systems.