Molecular techniques in crop improvement
By: edited by S. Mohan Jain, D.S. Brar, and B.S. Ahloowalia.
Contributors: Jain, S. Mohan.; Brar, D. S.; Ahloowalia, B. S.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 616
Subjects: Crops -- Genetic engineering.; Crop improvement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1.Molecular genetics-plant breeder's perspective 1; title: G.S.Khush; title: 2.Molecular markers: principles and methodology 9; title: P.K.Gupta, R.K.Varshney and M.Prasad; title: 3.Molecular marker assisted breeding 55; title: D.S.Brar; title: 4.Microsatellites and molecular breeding: exploitation of; title: microsatellite variability for the analysis of a monotonous; title: genome 85; title: P.Winter, B.Hiittel, K.Weising and G.Kahl; title: 5.Development and application of molecular markers in conifers 139; title: R.Schubert and G.Miiller-Starck; title: 6.DNA markers and heterosis 161; title: P.K.Ranjekar, A.P.Davierwala and VS.Gupta; title: 7.Molecular markers and abiotic stresses 203; title: I.Winicov; title: 8.Molecular markers for flowering time genes in crop species 239; title: D.A.Laurie and S.Griffiths; title: 9.Molecular markers for the genetic analysis of apomixis 265; title: M.J.Asins, M.R.Garcia, C.Ruiz and E.A.Carbonell; title: 10.Use of molecular markers for fruit crop improvement 283; title: A.R.McCaskill and J.J.Giovannoni; title: 11.In situ hybridization in plants - methods and application 299; title: J.Maluszynska; title: 12.Molecular tools for improving coffee (Coffea arabica L); title: resistance to parasites 327; title: D.Fernandez and P.Lashermes; title: 13.Construction and use of genetic maps in cereals 347; title: M.Motto and P.A.Marsan; title: 14.Gene expression under environmental stresses-molecular; title: marker analysis 371; title: M.Brosch6, J.R.Gittins, H.Savenstrand and A.Strid; title: 15.Random insertional mutagenesis in Arabidopsis 409; title: T.Ito and K.Shinozaki; title: 16.Engineering the chloroplast genome to confer stress tolerance; title: and production of pharmaceutical proteins 427; title: H.Daniell; title: 17.Identification of strawberry flavour related genes by the use; title: of DNA microarrays 453; title: A.Aharoni and A.P.O'Connell; title: 18.Gene targeting in plants 481; title: S.Kumar and M.Fladung; title: 19.Plant DNA methylation and gene expression 501; title: M.Bellucci, F Paolocci, F.Damiani and S.Arcioni; title: 20.QTL mapping in crop plants 541; title: S.B.Andersen and A.M.Torp; title: 21.QTLs for rooth growth and drought resistance in rice 563; title: A.Price; title: 22.QTL mapping for forage traits 585; title: Th.Liibberstedt; title: 23.QTLs in bread making quality: a review 601; title: G.Charmet and C.Groos.