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<b>List of Contributors.</b> <p><b>1. Dedication: Dermot P. Coyne Bean Breeder, Geneticist, Humanitarian</b> (James R. Steadman and Jules Janick).</p> <p><b>2. Strategies for Genetic Improvement of Common Bean and Rhizobia Towards Efficient Interactions</b> (Carla Snoeck, Jos Vanderleyden, and Stephen Beebe).</p> <p>I. <i>Rhizobium</i>-Common Bean Symbiosis.</p> <p>II. Bean Breeding.</p> <p>III. Selection of Optimized <i>Rhizobium</i> Strains for Bean Inoculation.</p> <p>IV. Conclusions and Future Prospects.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>3. Developing Marker-Assisted Selection Strategies for Breeding Hybrid Rice</b> (Yunbi Xu).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Features of Hybrid Breeding.</p> <p>III. Components of Marker-Assisted Selection.</p> <p>IV. Germplasm Evaluation.</p> <p>V. Traits Requiring Testcrossing or Progeny Testing.</p> <p>VI. Environment-Dependent Traits.</p> <p>VII. Quality Traits.</p> <p>VIII. Gene Introgression and Whole Genome Selection.</p> <p>IX. Prediction of Hybrid Performance and Heterosis.</p> <p>X. Seed Quality Assurance.</p> <p>XI. General Discussions.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>4. Significance of Cytoplasmic DNA in Plant Breeding</b> (Ursula Frei, Edmundo G. Peiretti, and Gerhard Wenzel).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Some Basic Information on DNA in the Cytoplasm of Plants.</p> <p>III. Agronomic Traits Influenced by Cytoplasmic Factors.</p> <p>IV. Breeding Using Cytoplasmic Factors.</p> <p>V. Conclusion.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>5. Flowering, Seed Production, and the Genesis of Garlic Breeding</b> (Philipp W. Simon and Maria M. Jenderek).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Garlic Production Trends.</p> <p>III. Garlic Taxonomy and Genetic Variation.</p> <p>IV. Garlic Growth and Reproductive Biology.</p> <p>V. Garlic Seed Production.</p> <p>VI. Progress in Garlic Breeding and Future Prospects.</p> <p>VII. Conclusions.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>6. Cultivar Development of Ornamental Foliage Plants</b> (Richard J. Henny and Jianjun Chen).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Origin of New Cultivars.</p> <p>III. Breeding Techniques.</p> <p>IV. Breeding Objectives.</p> <p>V. Foliage Examples.</p> <p>VI. Future Prospects.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>7. Preservation of Genetic Resources in the National Plant Germplasm Clonal Collections</b> (Gayle M. Volk and Christina Walters).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Clones as Genetic Resources.</p> <p>III. Maintenance of Genetic Diversity in Clonal Collections.</p> <p>IV. Clonal Collections in the NPGS.</p> <p>V. Cryopreservation Principles.</p> <p>VI. Cryopreservation: Variables to Consider.</p> <p>VII. Application of Cryopreservation Technologies to Vegetative Materials.</p> <p>VIII. Conclusions.</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.

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