Genetic improvement of solanaceous crops. Volume 2, Tomato / editors, Maharaj K. Razdan, Autar K. Mattoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mattoo, Autar.

Razdan, M. K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crop improvement.

Tomatoes--Breeding.

Tomatoes.

Tomatoes--Genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (621 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text on genetic improvement in tomatoes covers: history, origin and cultivation; germplasm resource collection and conservation; cytogenetics and evolution; and expression of heterosis by hybridization.

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations Used Throughout the Book; Contents; 1. History, Origin and Early Cultivation of Tomato (Solanaceae); 2. Genetic Resources of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and Wild Relatives; 3. Cytogenetics and Evolution; 4. Expression of Heterosis by Hybridization; 5. Traditional and Enhanced Breeding for Quality Traits in Tomato; 6. Genetic Enhancement of Tomato Fruit Nutritive Value; 7. Molecular Markers in Selection of Tomato Germplasm; 8. Molecular Genetics of Drought Resistance Response in Tomato and Related Species

9. Applications of Genetic Engineering in Tomato10. Hormonal Control of Fruit Maturation; 11. Genetic Control of Fruit Ripening; 12. Genetics and Breeding for Resistance to Bacterial Diseases in Tomato: Prospects for Marker-assisted Selection; 13. Breeding for Resistance to Fungal Pathogens; 14. Breeding for Resistance to Viral Pathogens; 15. Resistance in Tomato and Other Lycopersicon Species to Insect and Mite Pests; 16. Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses; Color Plate Section

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-000-71339-3

0-429-06367-9

1-4398-4406-2

1-281-73679-1

9786611736798

1-57808-550-0

9780429063671

OCLC:

863821980