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Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement

  • Provides the molecular basics and techniques for novel plant breeding strategies
  • Addresses plant molecular geneticists as well as plant breeders in the public and private sector
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 55)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
  2. Breeding Strategies and Silviculture Based on Markers

    1. General Considerations: Marker-Assisted Selection

      • V. Mohler, C. Singrün
      Pages 305-317

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Zentrum für Angewandte Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (AMP II), Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Horst Lörz

  • Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

    Gerhard Wenzel

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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