Quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding / edited by Manjit S. Kang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kang, Manjit S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops--Genetics.

Crops.

Plant breeding.

Quantitative genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 411 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, England ; Boston, Massachusetts : CAB International, [2020]

Summary:

"Quantitative genetics and breeding have made a major contribution to crop improvement over the years, but the genomics revolution has dramatically changed the field - this second edition of a popular book explains how traditional and genomic techniques have been combined to advance the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Vignettes of the History of Genetics / George P. Re´dei

Food and Health: The Role of Plant Breeding / Salvatore Ceccarelli

The Importance of Plant Pan-genomes in Breeding / Soodeh Tirnaz, David Edwards and Jacqueline Batley

Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement / Michael Pillay

Epigenome Editing in Crop Improvement / Gurbachan S. Miglani and Rajveer Singh

Bioinformatics and Plant Breeding / Robyn Anderson, Cassandria Tay Fernandez, Monica F. Danilevicz and David Edwards

Bioinformatics Approaches for Pathway Reconstruction in Orphan Crops

A New Paradigm / Dyfed Lloyd Evans and Shailesh Vinay Joshi

Advances in QTL Mapping and Cloning / Dharminder Bhatia and Darshan S. Brar

Genotype-Environment Interaction and Stability Analyses: An Update / Manjit S. Kang

Biplot Analysis of Multi-environment Trial Data / Weikai Yan and L.A. Hunt

Design and Analysis of Multi-year Field Trials for Annual Crops / Vivi N. Arief, Ian H. DeLacy and Kaye E. Basford

Advances in the Definition of Adaptation Strategies and Yield-stability Targets in Plant Breeding / Paolo Annicchiarico

Prediction with Big Data in the Genomic and High-throughput Phenotyping Era: A Case Study with Wheat Data / Paulino Pe´rez-Rodri´guez, Juan Burguen~o, Osval A. Montesinos-Lo´pez, Ravi P. Singh, Philomin Juliana, Suchismita Mondal and Jose´ Crossa

Quantitative Genetics in Improving Root and Tuber Crops / Herna´n Ceballos

Genomic Selection in Rice: Empirical Results and Implications for Breeding / Nourollah Ahmadi, Je´ro^me Bartholome´, Tuong-Vi Cao and Ce´cile Grenier

Novel Breeding Approaches for Developing Climate-resilient Rice / Sandeep Chapagain, Lovepreet Singh and Prasanta K. Subudhi

Quantitative Genetics, Molecular Techniques and Agronomic Performance of Provitamin A Maize in Sub-Saharan Africa / Baffour Badu-Apraku, M.A.B. Fakorede, A.O. Talabi, E. Obeng-Bio, S.G.N. Tchala and S.A. Oyekale

Developments in Genomics Relative to Abiotic Stress-tolerance Breeding in Maize During the Past Decade / M.T. Labuschagne

Exploiting Alien Genetic Variation for Germplasm Enhancement in Brassica Oilseeds / Mehak Gupta and S.S. Banga

Biofortified earl Millet Cultivars Offer Potential Solution to Tackle Malnutrition in India / Mahalingam Govindaraj, Parminder S. Virk, Anand Kanatti, Binu Cherian, K.N. Rai, Meike S. Anderson and Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78924-294-0