Biotechnology and plant breeding
Subtitle: applications and approaches for developing improved cultivars
By: [edited by] Aluízio Borém, Federal University of Viçosa, MG, Brazil, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, University of São Paulo/ESALQ, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780124186729
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Plant biotechnology; Plant genetic engineering; Plant genomes; Plant breeding
Description: "Biotechnology and Plant Breeding includes critical discussion of the newest and most important applications of biotechnology in plant breeding, covering key topics such as biometry applied to molecular analysis of genetic diversity, and genetically modified plants. This work goes beyond recombinant DNA technology to bring together key information and references on new biotech tools for cultivar development, such as double-haploids, molecular markers, and genome-wide selection, among others." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Plant breeding and biotechnological advances; title: Molecular markers; title: Biometrics applied to molecular analysis in genetic diversity; title: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS); title: Genome-wide selection (GWS); title: Genes prospection; title: Tissue culture applications for the genetic improvement of plants; title: Transgenic plants; title: Double haploids; title: Tools for the future breeder.