Plant Breeding

This volume emphasises the principles of plant breeding, the manner in which the latest techniques may be integrated into practice and the prospects which these technologies offer.

Part 1: introduction, E. Sanchez-Monge. Part 2 Genetic systems and population structure: genetic systems, recombination and variability, H. Rees; population structure and variability, M.D. Hayward and E.L. Breese. Part 3 Sources of variation: plant genetic resources, J.T. Esquinas-Alcazar; induced mutations, A. Micke and B. Donini; interspecific hybridization by sexual means, B. Pickersgill; chromosome manipulation and polyploidy, H. Thomas; somatic hybridization, G. Pelletier; gene cloning and identification, B. Zoconostle-Cazares et al; gene transfer to plants - approaches and available techniques, I. Potrykus; the role of gene technology and plant breeding, F. Salamini and M. Motto. Part 4 Assessment of variation: biometrical genetics in breeding, M.J. Kearsey; biochemical characterization of populations, M. Perez de la Vega. Part 5 Manipulation of genetic systems: self-and cross-incompatibility systems, D. de Nettancourt; male sterility, J.M. Lasa and N.O. Bosemark; apomixis, T.P.M. den Nijs and G.E. van Dijk; micropropagation and somatic embryogenesis, C.H. Bornman; andro-and parthenogenesis, B. Foroughi-Wehr and G. Wenzel. Part 6 Selection methods: selection strategies and choice of breeding methods, J. Moreno and J.I. Cubero; marker-assisted selection, P. Arus and J. Moreno; gametophytic and sporophytic selection, E. Ottaviano and M. Sari-Gorla; in vitro selection, G. Wenzel and B. Foroughi-Wehr. Part 7 Adaptation: genotype X environment interaction and adaptation, I. Romagosa and P.N. Fox; augmenting yield-based selection, R.B. Austin; resistance to abiotic stresses, E. Acevedo and E. Fereres; resistance to parasites, R.E. Niks et al. Part 8 Specific trait breeding: breeding for improved symbiotic nitrogen fixation, L.R. Mytton and L. Skot; photosynthetic and respiratory efficiency, J. Azcon and A. Caballero; breeding for efficient root systems, J.M. Clarke and T.N. McCaig; on the utilization of renewable plant resources, L. Munck.