Plant Breeding: Past, Present and Future - Bradshaw, John E.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Domestication, Dispersion, Selection and Hybridization of Cultivated Plants -- Scientific Breeding in the 20th Century and Future Goals -- DNA and the Origin of Variation -- Mendelian Genetics and Linkage Maps -- Gene Expression and Selection of Major Genes -- Quantitative Genetics and Genomic Selection -- Genotype × Environment Interactions and Selection Environments -- Genome Evolution and Polyploidy -- Genetic Structure of Landraces -- Open-Pollinated and Synthetic Cultivars from Population Improvement -- Clonal Cultivars from Multistage Multitrait Selection -- Hybrid Cultivars from Inbreeding and Crossbreeding -- Inbred Line Cultivars and Mixtures from Hybridization and Inbreeding -- Genetic Basis of Heterosis and Inbred Line versus Hybrid Cultivars -- Use of Sexual Reproduction in Base Broadening and Introgression -- Mutation Breeding -- Genetically Modified Crops -- Durable Resistance to Pests and Diseases -- Way Ahead.
Keywords: Plant breeding; Plant genetics; Climate change; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts