Quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Manjit S. Kang, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
• Editors: Kang, Manjit S
• Contents: Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Vignettes of the History of Genetics -- Section I: Quantitative Genetics: Plant Breeding, Bioinformatics, Genome Editing and G×E Interaction -- 2 Food and Health: The Role of Plant Breeding -- 3 The Importance of Plant Pan-genomes in Breeding -- 4 Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement -- 5 Epigenome Editing in Crop Improvement -- 6 Bioinformatics and Plant Breeding -- 7 Bioinformatics Approaches for Pathway Reconstruction in Orphan Crops -- A New Paradigm 8 Advances in QTL Mapping and Cloning -- 9 Genotype-Environment Interaction and Stability Analyses: An Update -- 10 Biplot Analysis of Multi-environment Trial Data -- 11 Design and Analysis of Multi-year Field Trials for Annual Crops -- 12 Advances in the Definition of Adaptation Strategies and Yield-stability Targets in Plant Breeding -- Section II: Intersection of Breeding, Genetics and Genomics: Crop Examples -- 13 Prediction with Big Data in the Genomic and High-throughput Phenotyping Era: A Case Study with Wheat Data -- 14 Quantitative Genetics in Improving Root and Tuber Crops 15 Genomic Selection in Rice: Empirical Results and Implications for Breeding -- 16 Novel Breeding Approaches for Developing Climate-resilient Rice -- 17 Quantitative Genetics, Molecular Techniques and Agronomic Performance of Provitamin A Maize in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 18 Developments in Genomics Relative to Abiotic Stress-tolerance Breeding in Maize During the Past Decade -- 19 Exploiting Alien Genetic Variation for Germplasm Enhancement in Brassica Oilseeds -- 20 Biofortified Pearl Millet Cultivars Offer Potential Solution to Tackle Malnutrition in India -- Index -- Cabi -- Back
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Boston, MA : CABI
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 411 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 631.5/3; Crops -- Genetics; Plant breeding; Quantitative genetics; Crops -- Genetics; Plant breeding; Quantitative genetics; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789242942; 1789242940; 9781789242959; 1789242959
• Related ISBNs: 9781789240214; 1789240212
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 09, 2020).
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