Potato biology and biotechnology : advances and perspectives /: advances and perspectives. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Dick Vreugdenhil ; with John Bradshaw [and five others].
• Other Names: Vreugdenhil, D (Dick); Bradshaw, John (John E.)
• Contents: Cover -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- List of contributors -- Part I The Markets -- Chapter 1 The Fresh Potato Market -- 1.1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.2 Production -- 1.3 Supply -- 1.4 Demand -- 1.5 Expenditure and Consumption -- 1.6 The Consumers' Views -- 1.7 Prices Paid to Producers -- 1.8 Potatoes and the Health Issue -- 1.9 Summary, Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Chapter 2 Global Markets for Processed Potato Products -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Processed Potato Products -- 2.3 History of Potato Processing -- 2.4 Current Dimensions -- 2.5 Potato-Processing Companies and Locations -- 2.6 Potato Supply -- 2.7 Potato Cost -- 2.8 Potato Quality -- 2.9 Current Issues and Future Development -- Chapter 3 The seed potato market -- 3.1 Seed Tubers -- 3.2 Seed Market -- 3.3 Barriers to Markets in Seed Potatoes -- Part II Genetics and Genetic Resources -- Chapter 4 Molecular Taxonomy -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Taxonomic Background -- 4.3 Molecular Data -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Molecular Markers, Maps and Population Genetics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 DNA Marker Types Useful for Potato Genetics -- 5.3 Principles of Linkage Map Construction -- 5.4 Molecular Maps of Potato -- 5.5 Comparing the Potato with other Plant Genomes -- 5.6 Population Genetics -- Chapter 6 Genetics of Morphological and Tuber Traits -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Classical Potato Genetics with Molecular Techniques -- 6.3 The Genetics of Morphological Traits -- 6.4 Genetics of Tuber Physiology -- 6.5 Tuber Quality Traits -- Chapter 7 Genetics of Resistance to Pests and Disease -- 7.1 Resistance Screening -- 7.2 Resistance Genetics in Potato -- 7.3 Molecular Analysis of Potato Resistance -- Chapter 8 Potato-Breeding Strategy -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Evolution of the Modern Potato Crop -- 8.3 Potato Breeding and the Need for New Cultivars -- 8.4 Adaptation to Environments and End Uses -- 8.5 Germplasm Available -- 8.6 Introgression of Genes from Wild Species -- 8.7 Breeding Cultivars at the Tetraploid Level for Clonal Propagation -- 8.8 Breeding Cultivars for TPS -- 8.9 Genetically Modified Potatoes -- 8.10 Achieving Durable Disease and Pest Resistance -- 8.11 Conclusions -- Chapter 9 Genomics -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Characteristics of the Potato Genome -- 9.3 Gene Isolation -- 9.4 Structural Genomic Resources -- 9.5 Analysis of Potato Gene Expression -- 9.6 Microarrays -- 9.7 Functional Genomic Resources -- 9.8 Towards a Genome-Wide Physical Map and a Potato Genome Sequence -- 9.9 Proteomics and Metabolomics -- 9.10 Genomic Databases -- 9.11 Summary -- Chapter 10 Potato Cytogenetics -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Basic Chromosome Number and Polyploid Complexes -- 10.3 Genome and Species Relationships -- 10.4 Karyotyping of Potato Species -- 10.5 Cytogenetics in Potato Improvement -- Part III Plant Growth and Development -- Chapter 11 Above-Ground and Below-G.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxi, 823 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 635/.21; Potatoes; Potatoes -- Biotechnology; GARDENING -- Vegetables; Potatoes; Potatoes -- Biotechnology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080525051; 0080525059
• Related ISBNs: 0444510184
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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