Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement

Hardcover  XVI, 475 pp, 42 illus, 3 in color  ISBN 3540206892      £154.00

Successful release of new and better crop varieties increasingly requires genomics and molecular biology. This volume presents basic information on plant molecular marker techniques from marker location up to gene cloning. The text includes a description of technical approaches in genome analysis such as comparison of marker systems, positional cloning, and array techniques in 19 crop plants. A special section focuses on converting this knowledge into general and specific breeding strategies, particularly in relation to biotic stress. Theory and practice of marker assisted selection for QTL, gene pyramiding and the future of MAS are summarized and discussed for maize, wheat, and soybean. Furthermore, approaches in silviculture on the examples of Fagus, Populus, Eucalyptus, Picea and Abies are presented. The volume ends with a comprehensive review of the patents relevant for using molecular markers and marker assisted selection.

Contents

Section I Basics

I.1 The Principle: Identification and Application
of Molecular Markers
P. Langridge and K. Chalmers
I.2 Genotyping Tools in Plant Breeding: From Restriction Fragment
Length Polymorphisms to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
V. Mohler and G. Schwarz
I.3 AModel Crop Species: Molecular Markers in Rice
D.J. Mackill and K.L. McNally
I.4 From Markers to Cloned Genes: Map-Based Cloning
W.-R. Scheible, O. Törjek, and T. Altmann

Section II Specific Crops

II.1 DNA Markers in Brassica: Use of Genetic Information from
Arabidopsis and Development of Sequence Tagged Site Markers
T. Sakai, H. Fujimoto, R. Imai, and J. Imamura
II.2 Genomics as Efficient Tools: Example Sunflower Breeding
A. Sarrafi and L. Gentzbittel
II.3 Genome Analysis: Mapping in Sugar Beet
C. Jung
II.4 Molecular Markers in Genetics and Breeding: Improvement
of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
I.J. Maureira and T.C. Osborn
II.5 Localization of Important Traits: The Example Pea
(Pisum sativum L.)
W.K. Swiecicki and G. Timmerman-Vaughan
II.6 Molecular Markers in Vigna Improvement: Understanding
and Using Gene Pools
A. Kaga, D.A. Vaughan, and N. Tomooka
II.7 Molecular Markers for Genetics and Breeding:
Development and Use in Pepper (Capsicum spp.)
V. Lefebvre
II.8 Potato Genetics: Molecular Maps and More
C. Gebhardt
II.9 Molecular Marker Maps of Barley:
A Resource for Intra- and Interspecific Genomics
R.K. Varshney, M. Prasad, and A. Graner
II.10 Genomics in Rice: Markers as a Tool for Breeding
Y. Kishima, K. Onishi, and Y. Sano
II.11 Wheat Microsatellites: Potential and Implications
M.S. Röder, X.-Q. Huang, and M.W. Ganal
II.12 Comparative Genetic Mapping in Trees: The Group of Conifers
D.B. Neale and K.V. Krutovsky
II.13 Markers in Fruit Tree Breeding: Improvement of Peach
E. Dirlewanger et al

Section III Breeding Strategies and Silviculture Based on Markers

III.1 General Considerations: Marker-Assisted Selection
V. Mohler and C. Singrün
III.2 Breeding Strategies: Optimum Design of Marker-Assisted
Backcross Programs
M. Frisch
III.3 From Theory to Practice: Marker-Assisted Selection in Maize
D.A. Hoisington and A.E. Melchinger
III.4 Molecular Markers for Disease Resistance: The Example Wheat
C. Feuillet and B. Keller
III.5 Application of DNA Markers: Soybean Improvement
M.J. Iqbal and D.A. Lightfoot
III.6 Forest Management and Conservation Using Microsatellite
Markers: The Example of Fagus
Y. Tsumura, M. Takahashi, T. Takahashi, N. Tani, Y. Asuka,
and N. Tomaru
III.7 Molecular Markers in Tree Improvement:
Characterisation and Use in Eucalyptus
M. Shepherd and M.E. Jones
III.8 DNA Markers for Identification and Evaluation of Genetic
Resources in Forest Trees: Case Studies in Abies, Picea
and Populus
B. Ziegenhagen and M. Fladung
IV.1 Intellectual Property Rights in the Field
of Molecular Marker Analysis
P. Jorasch
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