Horticultural Plant Breeding

ISBN-13: 9780128153963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 416 str.

Thomas J. Orton

Spis treści

Section 1. Elements and Underpinnings of Plant BreedingIntroduction to Section 11. Introduction2. The Context of Plant Breeding3. Review of Genetics (From the Perspective of a Plant Breeder)4. Engineered Population Structures5. Mass Selection and the Basic Plant Breeding Algorithm6. Breeding Objectives7. Germplasm and Genetic Variability 8. Enhancement of Germplasm9. Improvement of Selection Effectiveness 10. Natural Mating Systems and Controlled Mating 11. Cultivar Testing and Seed Production 12. Protection of Proprietary Plant Germplasm

Section 2. Breeding MethodsIntroduction to Section 213. The Pedigree Method 14. Other Breeding Methods for Self Pollinated Plant Species15. Breeding Methods for Outcrossing Plant Species: I. History of Corn Breeding and Open Pollinated Populations16. Breeding Methods for Outcrossing Plant Species: II. Hybrid Cultivars 17. Breeding Methods for Outcrossing Plant Species: III. Asexual Propagation 18. The Backcross Method 19. Breeding for Disease and Insect Resistance