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Haploids in Crop Improvement II

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. C.E. Don Palmer

    1. NRC — Plant Biotechnology Institute, Saskatoon, Canada

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  2. Wilfred A. Keller

    1. NRC — Plant Biotechnology Institute, Saskatoon, Canada

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  3. Ken J. Kasha

    1. Departmenr of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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  • Provides both an overview of basic knowledge in the field and describes the use of haploids for the improvement of representative plant species
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 56)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Molecular, Cytological, and Biochemical Aspects of Haploid Embryogenesis

    1. Overview of Haploidy

      • C.E. Don Palmer, Wilfred A. Keller
      Pages 3-9

    2. Pathways to Microspore Embryogenesis

      • Tatiana Aionesei, Alisher Touraev, Erwin Heberle-Bors
      Pages 11-34

    3. The Role of Stress in the Induction of Haploid Microspore Embryogenesis

      • Svetlana Zoriniants, Alisher S. Tashpulatov, Erwin Heberle-Bors, Alisher Touraev
      Pages 35-52

    4. Microspore Embryo Induction and Development in Higher Plants: Cytological and Ultrastructural Aspects

      • Christophe Clément, Rajbir S. Sangwan, Brigitte Sangwan-Norreel
      Pages 53-72

    5. Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Haploid Embryogenesis

      • Kim Boutilier, Martijn Fiers, Chun-Ming Liu, Apolonia Lonneke H.M. van der Geest
      Pages 73-95

    6. Storage Product Metabolism in Microspore-Derived Cultures of Brassicaceae

      • Randall J. Weselake
      Pages 97-122

    7. Chromosome Doubling and Recovery of Doubled Haploid Plants

      • Ken J. Kasha
      Pages 123-152

    8. Utilization of Microspore-Derived Embryos

      • Y. Takahata, H. Fukuoka, K. Wakui
      Pages 153-169

  3. Utilization of Haploids in the Improvement of Specific Crop Species

    1. Haploids in the Improvement of Solanaceous Species

      • George C.C. Tai
      Pages 173-190

    2. Haploids in the Improvement of Crucifers

      • Wolfgang Friedt, M. Karim Zarhloul
      Pages 191-213

    3. Haploids in the Improvement of Poaceae

      • Pierre Devaux, Richard Pickering
      Pages 215-242

    4. Haploids in the Improvement of Woody Species

      • Sven B. Andersen
      Pages 243-257

    5. Haploids in the Improvement of Miscellaneous Crop Species (Cucurbitaceae, Liliaceae, Asparagaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Araceae and Umbelliferae)

      • Aniko Gémes Juhász, Marijana Jakše
      Pages 259-276

    6. Haploids in the Improvement of Linaceae and Asteraceae

      • Karin Nichterlein, Renate Horn
      Pages 277-294

    7. Challenges and Limitations to the Use of Haploidy in Crop Improvement

      • C.E. Don Palmer, W.A. Keller
      Pages 295-303

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 305-318
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About this book

Doubled haploid technology is an important tool for plant breeding. It allows for significant time reduction in the achievement of homozygous breeding lines of value in crop improvement.

This volume provides an excellent overview of haploid induction and the application of doubled haploids. The authors emphasize advances made in the understanding of microspore embryogenesis, but treat also advances in gynogenesis and the manipulation of parthenogenetic haploid development.

The text contains a thorough discussion of the application of haploidy to the improvement of a number of species from various families, including Brassicaceae, Poaceae, and Solanaceae. The various methods applicable to these species are described in detail. Each chapter contains critical evaluation of the scientific literature and an extensive list of references. This volume is ideally suited for plant breeders, geneticists, and plant cell biologists.

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"... contains up-to-date highly useful information on various aspects of haploidy and challenges and limitations of haploidy utilization in breeding programs. Researchers would certainly benefit immensely by referring this book while addressing the challenges and limitations of haploids utilization, as identified in this book, e.g. rapid selection and fixation of traits, development of chrosmosome additional lines, gene mapping and identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs), and microspore culture and transformation. This book is highly recommended to the libraries, researchers and students engaged in haploid production and utilization." (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture)

Editors and Affiliations

  • NRC — Plant Biotechnology Institute, Saskatoon, Canada

    C.E. Don Palmer, Wilfred A. Keller

  • Departmenr of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

    Ken J. Kasha

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