Molecular Breeding for Sustainable Crop Improvement : Volume 2 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rajpal, Vijay Rani. (Editor), Rao, S. Rama. (Editor), Raina, S.N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 11
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Use of alien genetic variation for wheat improvement; P.K. Gupta
  • 2. Quantitative trait loci mapping in plants: concepts and approaches; D. Sehgal
  • 3. Developing and deploying abiotic stress tolerant maize varieties in the tropics: challenges and opportunities; B.M. Prasanna
  • 4. Harnessing apomixes for heterosis breeding in crop improvement; V. Bhat
  • 5. Status and opportunities of molecular breeding approaches for genetic improvement of tea; R. Kumar Sharma
  • 6. Molecular cytogenetic approaches in exploration of important chromosomal landmarks in plants; Y. Mukai
  • 7. Technological advances in studying gene pool diversity and its exploitation; S. Goel
  • 8. Introgression and exploitation of QTL for yield and yield components from related wild species into rice cultivars; K. Neelam
  • 9. A molecular phylogenetic framework for Timothy (Phleum pratense L.) improvement; A. Stewart
  • 10. Genetic improvement of basmati rice - The journey from conventional to molecular breeding; A.K. Singh
  • 11. Genetic diversity and coffee (Coffea sps) improvement in India; R.K. Aggarwal
  • 12. Introgression and exploitation of biotic stress tolerance from related wild species in wheat cultivars; P. Chhuneja
  • 13. Genetic improvement of sugarcane through conventional and molecular approaches; S. Kumar
  • 14. Germline transformation for crop improvement; R. Tandon
  • 15. Advances in molecular breeding of pearl millet; D. Sehgal
  • 16. Molecular marker-based selection tools in spring bread wheat improvement: CIMMYT experience and prospects; S. Dreisigacker
  • Index. .