{"product_id":"plant-breeding-reviews-volume-25-isbn-9780471666936","title":"Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 25","description":"\u003ci\u003ePlant Breeding Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base. Understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide.  \u003cb\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Dedication: Stanley J. Peloquin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePotato Geneticist and Cytogeneticist\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRodomiro Ortiz, Luigi Frusciante, and Domenico Carputo\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Politics of Plant Breeding\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCary Fowler and Richard L. Lower\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Germplasm, Plant Breeding, and the Fight for Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. The Debate Over Biotechnology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Plant Breeders’ Choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Doubled Haploids in Genetics and Plant Breeding\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBrian P. Forster and William T. B. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Doubled Haploid Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Doubled Haploid Populations in Genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Doubled Haploids in Breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Prospects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Biochemistry and Genetics of Flower Color\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eR. J. Griesbach\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Flavonoid Chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Anthocyanin Biosynthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Mendelian Inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Transgene Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Influence of Mitochondrial Genetics on Crop Breeding Strategies\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSally A. Mackenzie\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Structure of the Mitochondrial Genome in Plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Occurrence and Developmental Implications of Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Incompatibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Some Implications of Cytoplasmic Genetics for the Plant Breeder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Genetic and Cytoplasmic-Nuclear Male Sterility in Sorghum\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBelum V. S. Reddy, S. Ramesh, and Rodomiro Ortiz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Genetic Male Sterility (GMS).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Cytoplasmic-Nuclear Male Sterility (CMS).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Molecular Characterization of Cytoplasms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. DNA Polymorphism and Mapping Restorer Genes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Factors Influencing CMS Systems Use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. Diversification of CMS Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII. Heterosis and Hybrid Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Improving Drought Tolerance in Maize\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eT. Barker, H. Campos, M. Cooper, D. Dolan, G. Edmeades, J. Habben, J. Schussler, D. Wright, and C. Zinselmeier\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Physiology of the Response of Maize Under Drought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Experimental Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Applied Breeding Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Molecular Breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Origins of Fruits, Fruit Growing, and Fruit Breeding\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJules Janick\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. The Horticultural Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Origin, Domestication, and Early Culture of Fruit Crops.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Genetic Changes and Cultural Factors in Domestication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCumulative Subject Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCumulative Contributor Index.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJules Janick\u003c\/b\u003e is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989796995301,"sku":"NP9780471666936","price":400.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471666936.jpg?v=1761785502","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/plant-breeding-reviews-volume-25-isbn-9780471666936","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}