Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Preface
5. About the Companion Website
6. Chapter 1: Introduction
   1. 1.1 Requirements of plant breeders
   2. 1.2 Evolution of crop species
   3. 1.3 Natural and human selection
   4. 1.4 Contribution of modern plant breeders
7. Chapter 2: Modes of Reproduction and Types of Cultivar
   1. 2.1 Introduction
   2. 2.2 Modes of reproduction
   3. 2.3 Types of cultivar
   4. 2.4 Annuals and perennials
   5. 2.5 Reproductive sterility
8. Chapter 3: Breeding Objectives
   1. 3.1 Introduction
   2. 3.2 People, politics and economic criteria
   3. 3.3 Grower profitability
   4. 3.4 Increasing end-use quality
   5. 3.5 Increasing pest and disease resistance
   6. 3.6 Types of plant resistance
   7. 3.7 Mechanisms for disease resistance
   8. 3.8 Testing plant resistance
   9. 3.9 Conclusions
9. Chapter 4: Breeding Schemes
   1. 4.1 Introduction
   2. 4.2 Development of pure-line cultivars
   3. 4.3 Developing multiline cultivars
   4. 4.4 Development of open-pollinated population cultivars
   5. 4.5 Developing synthetic cultivars
   6. 4.6 Developing hybrid cultivars
   7. 4.7 Development of clonal cultivars
   8. 4.8 Developing apomictic cultivars
   9. 4.9 Summary
10. Chapter 5: Genetics and Plant Breeding
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Qualitative genetics
    3. 5.3 Quantitative genetics
11. Chapter 6: Predictions
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Heritability
    3. 6.3 Diallel crossing designs
12. Chapter 7: Selection
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 What to select and when to select
    3. 7.3 Response to selection
    4. 7.4 Applied selection
    5. 7.5 Cross prediction
    6. 7.6 Parental selection
13. Chapter 8: Broadening the Genetic Basis
    1. 8.1 Induced mutations
    2. 8.2 Interspecific and intergeneric hybridization
    3. 8.3 Plant genetic transformation
14. Chapter 9: Contemporary Approaches in Plant Breeding
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Tissue culture
    3. 9.3 Molecular markers in plant breeding
15. Chapter 10: Practical Considerations
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Experimental design
    3. 10.3 Greenhouse management
    4. 10.4 Field plot techniques
    5. 10.5 Use of computers in plant breeding
    6. 10.6 Release of new cultivars
16. Chapter 11: Current Developments in Plant Breeding
    1. 11.1 Intellectual property and ownership issues
    2. 11.2 The impact of biotechnology
    3. 11.3 The regulation of genetically modified plants
    4. 11.4 Plant breeding as a career
17. Further Reading
18. Suggested Answers to Think Questions
19. Index
20. End User License Agreement

Guide

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List of Illustrations

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