Overview
- Reviews research advances in the genetic improvement of important fruit species
- Combines conventional plant breeding and biotechnological approaches
- Presents achievements and prospects of innovative molecular breeding tools
- Addresses germplasm conservation, development and utilization in reference to the global climate change
- Chapters are written by an assemblage of internationally reputed scientists
- Illustrated with high quality color photos, diagrams and tabulated data
- Provides appendixes of available fruit genetic resources and concerned research institutes worldwide
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Temperate Fruits
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Subtropical Fruits
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Tropical Fruits
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Shri Mohan Jain is a consultant and plant biotechnologist, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; received M. Phil, 1973 and Ph.D., 1978, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Israel, USA, and visiting scientist/Professor in Japan, Malaysia, Germany, and Italy. He was a Technical Officer, Plant Breeding and Genetics, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, 1999-2005. He is a member of International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology; editorial Board member of Euphytica, In Vitro, Propagation of Ornamental Plants, Emirates J. Food and Agriculture, and a series on Forest Biotechnology. His publications are more than 160 in peer reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings, and edited 55 books; invited speaker and acted as a Chair person in several international conferences worldwide. He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 2005 in commemoration the awarding to IAEA of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005; also former consultant to IAEA, the European Union, The Govwernment of Greneda, Iranian Private Company and the Egyptian Government. Currently his research interests are somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis, haploidy, somatic cell hybridization, somaclonal variation and mutagenesis mainly in medicinal plants, date palm, and banana genetic improvement, genetic diversity, erosion, conservation, and utilization in the context of climate change and food and nutritional security.
Professor Dennis V. Johnson is a consultant and former university professor, he is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles where he completed his B.A. (1966), M.A. (1970) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees in geography, with specialization in agriculture and biogeography. He has taught at several colleges and universities including the University of Houston, and was a visiting professor for two years at the University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. Dr. Johnson also has worked extensively with international development agencies providing technical assistance to agriculture and forestry on projects and programs in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. He has published numerous articles on palm utilization and conservation and has edited or written books for FAO, IUCN and UNEP. He has also translated into English plant science books from Portuguese and Spanish. A decade ago Dr. Johnson began to focus his research on date palm, in particular its introduction to non-traditional areas such as Spain, North and South America and Australia. He co-authored a book on date growing in the USA and has made presentations at five international date palm conferences, and co-edited books on date palm, sago palm and plant breeding.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Fruits
Book Subtitle: Volume 3
Editors: Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91944-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91943-0Published: 08 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06334-4Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91944-7Published: 20 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 990
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 150 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Genetic Engineering