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Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 10
Plant Breeding Reviews, Band 43 1. Aufl.
314,99 € |
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Verlag: | Wiley |
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Veröffentl.: | 22.04.2010 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9780470650004 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 392 |
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Beschreibungen
Part of a series which presents papers of topical interest relating to the breeding of plants important to agriculture and horticulture.
<b>Contributors.</b> <p><b>1 Dedication: Ernest Robert Sears (191D-1991) Geneticist par Excellence, Cytogeneticist Extraordinaire, and a Good Man</b> (<i>George P. Redei</i>).</p> <p><b>2 Molecular Biology of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility</b> (<i>Mark E. Williams and Charles S. Levings, III</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Plant Mitrochondria.</p> <p>III. <i>cms-T</i> of Maize.</p> <p>IV. Chimeric DNA Sequences Associated with CMS.</p> <p>V. Correlation of the <i>T-urf13</i> and <i>pcf</i> Genes with Male Sterility.</p> <p>VI. Restorer Genes.</p> <p>VII. Mechanisms of CMS.</p> <p>VIII. Epilogue.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>3 Plant Metabolism and Heterosis</b> (<i>David Rhodes, Grace C. Iu, Wen-Iu Yang, and Yiannis Samaras</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Genetic Models of Heterosis.</p> <p>III. The Metabolic Balance and Physiological Bottleneck Concepts of Heterosis.</p> <p>IV. The Metabolic Basis of Dominance.</p> <p>V. Genetic and Metabolic Distance.</p> <p>VI. Concluding Discussion.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>4 Lethal Equivalents and Genetic Load</b> (<i>Neil O. Anderson, Peter D. Ascher, and Richard E. Widmer</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Lethal Equivalents and Genetic Diversity.</p> <p>III. Comparisons Between Formulae Using Multiple Inbred Generations.</p> <p>IV. Lethal Equivalents as Predictive Tools for Inbred Line Development.</p> <p>V. Implications.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>5 Breeding for Heat Tolerance</b> (<i>Anthony E. Hall</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Sensitivity to Heat of Different Stages of Plant Development and Plant Processes.</p> <p>III. Characterizing Production Environments to Determine the Extent to Which Heat is Reducing Yield.</p> <p>IV. Genotype Differences in Heat Tolerance, Inheritance, and Associations with Other Characters.</p> <p>V. Selection Techniques and Breeding Methods.</p> <p>VI. Progress in Breeding for Heat Tolerance and Conclusions.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>6 Chromosome Manipulations and Genetic Analysis in <i>Medicago</i></b> (<i>T. J. McCoy and C. S. Echt</i>).</p> <p>1. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Chromosome Manipulations in Medicago.</p> <p>III. Genetic Analysis of Medicago.</p> <p>IV. Summary.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>7 Common Bean Improvement in the Tropics</b> (<i>Shree P. Singh</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. History of Improvement in the Tropics.</p> <p>III. Breeding Objectives and Strategies.</p> <p>IV. Breeding Progress.</p> <p>V. Testing.</p> <p>VI. Conclusions and Prospects.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>8 Breeding Cold Hardy Peaches and Nectarines</b> (<i>Richard E. C. Layne</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Morphological Responses to Low Temperatures.</p> <p>III. Physiological Responses to Low Temperatures.</p> <p>IV. Biochemical Responses to Low Temperatures.</p> <p>V. Physical Responses to Low Temperatures.</p> <p>VI. Germplasm Variability and Heritability.</p> <p>VII. Selection for Cold Hardiness.</p> <p>VIII. Screening Systems for Cold Hardiness.</p> <p>IX. Summary and Conclusions.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>9 Genetic Resistance in the Cucurbitaceae to Insects and Spider Mites</b> (<i>R. W Robinson</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Sources of Resistance.</p> <p>III. Testing Techniques.</p> <p>IV. Resistance Mechanisms.</p> <p>V. Inheritance of Resistance.</p> <p>VI. Breeding for Insect Resistance.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>Subject Index.</b></p> <p><b>Cumulative Subject Index.</b></p> <p><b>Cumulative Contributor Index.</b></p>
<b>Jules Janick</b> is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.