Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement 2nd Edition - Jain, Shri Mohan; Brar, D.S.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Plant Breeding in the genomics era -- QTL Analysis in Plant Breeding -- Comparative Genomics in Crop Plants -- Functional Genomics For Crop Improvement -- Bioinformatics Tools for Crop Research and Breeding -- Molecular markers and their application -- Gene-Based Marker Systems in Plants: High Throughput Approaches for Marker Discovery and Genotyping -- Automation of DNA Marker Analysis for Molecular Breeding in Crops -- Pyramiding Genes for Enhancing Tolerance to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses -- Application of Molecular Markers for Breeding Disease Resistant Varieties in Crop Plants -- Molecular Markers Based Approaches for Drought Tolerance -- Molecular Markers for Characterizing and Conserving Crop Plant Germplasm -- Genomics -- Rice Genomics -- Genomics for Wheat Improvement -- TILLING for Mutations in Model Plants and Crops -- Microarray Analysis for Studying the Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants -- Roles of MicroRNAs in Plant Abiotic Stress -- Molecular Tools for Enhancing Salinity Tolerance in Plants -- DNA Microarray as Part of a Genomic-Assisted Breeding Approach -- Unravelling Gene Function Through Mutagenesis -- Techniques in Plant Proteomics -- Metabolomics: Novel Tool for Studying Complex Biological Systems -- Transcriptomic Analysis of Multiple Enviornmental Stresses in Plants -- Transgenic Technologies -- Marker-Free Targeted Transformation -- Promoter Trapping in Plants Using T-DNA Mutagenesis -- Plant Genome Engineering Using Zinc Finger Nucleases -- Cisgenesis -- Gene Stacking -- Gene Silencing -- Plant RNAi and Crop Improvement -- Metabolomics in Fruit Development -- Genetic Engineering in Floriculture -- Transgenesis and Genomics in Forage Crops.
Keywords: Plant genetics; Plant breeding; Plant science; Botany; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Sciences