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Contributors ix <p><b>1. James L. Brewbaker: Distinguished Geneticist, Tropical Plant Breeder, Inspiring Teacher 1</b><br /><i>Ganesan Srinivasan and Jules Janick</i></p> <p>I. Early Years 2</p> <p>II. Research 5</p> <p>III. Educator 17</p> <p>IV. The Man 24</p> <p>Releases and Publications of James L. Brewbaker 27</p> <p><b>2. Breeding Leucaena: Tropical Multipurpose Leguminous Tree 43</b><br /><i>James L. Brewbaker</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 45</p> <p>II. Genetic Resources 58</p> <p>III. Genetics in Relation to Breeding 70</p> <p>IV. Cultivar Development 75</p> <p>V. Breeding Challenges 88</p> <p>VI. The Future 108</p> <p>Acknowledgments 111</p> <p>Literature Cited 111</p> <p><b>3. Maize Doubled Haploids 123</b><br /><i>Zhixin Liu, Yanbo Wang, Jiaojiao Ren, Mei Mei, Ursula K. Frei, Benjamin Trampe, and Thomas Lübberstedt</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 125</p> <p>II. History of Haploid Research in Maize 126</p> <p>III. Milestones for Establishing DH Technology in Maize Breeding 131</p> <p>IV. Application of DH Technology in Maize Breeding and Genetic Studies 148</p> <p>V. Application of DH Technology in Maize-Breeding Programs 152</p> <p>VI. Future Perspectives in Using DH Technology in Maize 157</p> <p>Acknowledgments 159</p> <p>Literature Cited 160</p> <p><b>4. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use Efficiencies in Wheat: Physiology, Phenotyping, Genetics, and Breeding 167</b><br /><i>Harindra S. Balyan, Vijay Gahlaut, Anuj Kumar, Vandana Jaiswal, Raman Dhariwal, Sandhya Tyagi, Priyanka Agarwal, Supriya Kumari, and Pushpendra K. Gupta</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 170</p> <p>II. Physiology of N Uptake and Assimilation 173</p> <p>III. Physiology of P Uptake and Assimilation 177</p> <p>IV. Crop Phenotyping for NUE/PUE 180</p> <p>V. Genes Involved in N Uptake and Metabolism 184</p> <p>VI. QTL for NUE/PUE 188</p> <p>VII. MicroRNA, Long Non-Coding RNA, Target Mimics for N/P Homeostasis 195</p> <p>VIII. Approaches for the Genetic Improvement of NUE/PUE 200</p> <p>IX. Outlook 212</p> <p>Acknowledgments 214</p> <p>Literature Cited 214</p> <p><b>5. Interspecific Periclinal Chimeras as a Strategy for Cultivar Development 235</b><br /><i>Nagib A. Nassar, Nayra N. Bomfim Fernandes, Danielle Y. Hashimoto Freitas, and Thomas M. Gradziel</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 236</p> <p>II. Chimera Form and Function 239</p> <p>III. Interspecies Chimeras 241</p> <p>IV. Case Studies 252</p> <p>V. Prospects 262</p> <p>Acknowledgments 262</p> <p>Literature Cited 263</p> <p><b>6. Open Source Plant Breeding and the Open Source Seed Initiative 271</b><br /><i>Claire H. Luby, Jack R. Kloppenburg, and Irwin L. Goldman</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 273</p> <p>II. Restrictions on Freedom to Operate in Plant Breeding 275</p> <p>III. The Open Source Seed Initiative 280</p> <p>IV. Social and Political Context of Open Source Plant Breeding 283</p> <p>V. Breeding Context: Working with OSSI Germplasm 288</p> <p>VI. Outlook 296</p> <p>Literature Cited 297</p> <p><b>7. Rapid Cycle Breeding: Application of Transgenic Early Flowering for Perennial Trees 299</b><br /><i>Ann M. Callahan, Chinnathambi Srinivasan, Chris Dardick, and Ralph Scorza</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 300</p> <p>II. Generation of Early Flowering Trees 302</p> <p>III. Utilizing Early Flowering for Rapid Cycle Breeding 317</p> <p>IV. Outlook 325</p> <p>Literature Cited 327</p> <p>Subject Index 335</p> <p>Cumulative Subject Index 337</p> <p>Cumulative Contributor Index 365</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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