Diagnostics in Plant Breeding

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Diagnostics in Plant Breeding

      • Thomas Lübberstedt

      Pages 3-9

   3. Non-DNA Biomarkers

      • K. Christin Falke, Gregory S. Mahone

      Pages 11-37

3. Identification of Quantitative Trait Polymorphisms (QTPs)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. Gene Identification: Forward Genetics

      • Qing Ji

      Pages 41-60

   3. Gene Identification: Reverse Genetics

      • Erin Gilchrist, George Haughn

      Pages 61-89

   4. Allele Re-sequencing Technologies

      • Stephen Byrne, Jacqueline D. Farrell, Torben Asp

      Pages 91-118

   5. Dissection of Agronomic Traits in Crops by Association Mapping

      • Yongsheng Chen

      Pages 119-142

4. Validation of QTPs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. TILLING and EcoTILLING

      • Gunter Backes

      Pages 145-165

   3. Gene Replacement

      • Sylvia de Pater, Paul J. J. Hooykaas

      Pages 167-183

5. Conversion of QTPs into Functional Markers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185

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   2. SNP Genotyping Technologies

      • Bruno Studer, Roland Kölliker

      Pages 187-210

   3. Insertion-Deletion Marker Targeting for Intron Polymorphisms

      • Ken-ichi Tamura, Jun-ichi Yonemaru, Toshihiko Yamada

      Pages 211-228

   4. Evolving Molecular Marker Technologies in Plants: From RFLPs to GBS

      • Reyazul Rouf Mir, Pavana J. Hiremath, Oscar Riera-Lizarazu, Rajeev K. Varshney

      Pages 229-247

6. Development of Non-DNA Biomarkers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 249-249

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   2. Methylation-Based Markers

      • Emidio Albertini, Gianpiero Marconi

      Pages 251-264

   3. Transcriptome-Based Prediction of Heterosis and Hybrid Performance

      • Stefan Scholten, Alexander Thiemann

      Pages 265-279

   4. Metabolite-Based Biomarkers for Plant Genetics and Breeding

      • Olga A. Zabotina

      Pages 281-309

“Diagnostics in Plant Breeding” is systematically organizing cutting-edge research reviews on the development and application of molecular tools for the prediction of plant performance. Given its significance for mankind and the available research resources, medical sciences are leading the area of molecular diagnostics, where DNA-based risk assessments for various diseases and biomarkers to determine their onset become increasingly available. So far, most research in plant genomics has been directed towards understanding the molecular basis of biological processes or phenotypic traits. From a plant breeding perspective, however, the main interest is in predicting optimal genotypes based on molecular information for more time- and cost-efficient breeding schemes. It is anticipated that progress in plant genomics and in particular sequence technology made recently will shift the focus from “explanatory” to “predictive” in crop science. This book assembles chapters on all areas relevant to development and application of predictive molecular tools in plant breeding by leading authorties in the respective areas.

• Assisted plant breeding
• Genomics
• Molecular diagnostics
• Molecular markers
• Plant breeding

• Dept. Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

  Thomas Lübberstedt

• ICRISAT, Centre of Excellence in Genomics (CEG), Patancheru, India

  Rajeev K. Varshney

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