Conventional and Contemporary Practices of Plant Breeding / by Patrick O. Ayiecho, Julius O. Nyabundi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayiecho, Patrick O.

Contributor:

Nyabundi, Julius O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botany.

Agriculture.

Genetics.

Agricultural genome mapping.

Plant Science.

Genetics and Genomics.

Agricultural Genetics.

Local Subjects:

Plant Science.

Agriculture.

Genetics and Genomics.

Agricultural Genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book covers some established conventional and recent advances in plant breeding methods. It highlights and treats in detail some breeding strategies not adequately handled or usually ignored in many plant breeding texts. There is in-depth coverage of plant resistance mechanisms to various stress factors and application of phenotyping, genotyping, bioinformatics, molecular markers, ‘omics’ technologies, biotechnology, transgenesis and gene editing in crop improvement. Topics like germplasm conservation, plant sex expression and pollination control, recurrent selection methods, interspecific hybridisation, pre-breeding, chromosome manipulation and breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests are comprehensively covered. The book gives special attention to some problems that affect food security in developing countries, e.g., parasitic weeds and drought and heat stress. Breeding for resistance to parasitic weeds like Striga, broomrapes and Cascuta is always ignored in most plant breeding texts. Where applicable, problems and challenges associated with some breeding strategies are highlighted and possible solutions proposed. The text is rich in relevant examples for various topics. The book is suitable for teaching of plant breeding at the university level and is also beneficial to practising plant breeders. It brings together some relevant work and literary information that is useful to university lecturers, students and practising plant breeders. The book targets university students in agricultural and plant sciences, particularly those taking plant breeding as a key unit/course.

Contents:

Introduction and Objectives of Plant Breeding

Origin of Agriculture

Germplasm Resources: Exploration and Conservation

Crop Plant Reproductive Systems

Population GENETIC VARIATION

Quantitative Genetic Variation and Selection

INTRODUCTION OF CROP CULTIVARS

CROP POPULATION IMPROVEMENT THROUGH RECURRENT SELECTION

DEVELOPMENT OF PURE LINE VARIETIES

HYBRID VARIETIES.

ISBN:

9783031749988

3031749987

OCLC:

1492208635