Plant Breeding: Past, Present and Future /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradshaw, John E. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.