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Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops

Volume 9: Fruits and Young Shoots

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Editors:
  1. Jameel M. Al-Khayri

    1. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

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  2. S. Mohan Jain

    1. Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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  3. Dennis V. Johnson

    1. Cincinnati, USA

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  • Reviews research advances in the genetic improvement of important vegetable crops

  • Combines conventional breeding and biotechnology for the improvement of individual crops

  • Presents achievements and prospects of innovative molecular breeding tools

  • Addresses biodiversity, conservation and utilization in reference to the global climate change

  • Provides appendixes of available genetic resources and concerned research institutes

  • Chapters are written by an assemblage of internationally reputed scientists

  • Concepts are illustrated with high quality 95 color figures and 56 tables

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Fruits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Advances in Breeding Strategies of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.)

      • Jyoti Devi, Vidya Sagar, Vineet Kaswan, J. K. Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar, Gyan P. Mishra et al.
      Pages 3-58

    3. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Chili Pepper Capsicum frutescens L. and Other Capsicum Species

      • Vandana Jaiswal, Vijay Gahlaut, Nitin Kumar, Nirala Ramchiary
      Pages 59-86

    4. Recent Advances in Breeding of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

      • Pulipati Gangadhara Rao
      Pages 87-121

    5. Breeding of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.)

      • A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Sumi Sarkar, Farzana M. Era
      Pages 123-161

    6. Eggplant (Solanum melongena , S. aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon) Breeding

      • Mohamed Rakha, Jaime Prohens, Dalia Taher, Tien-hor Wu, Svein Ø. Solberg
      Pages 163-203

    7. Breeding Strategies for Yield Gains in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

      • Gyan P. Mishra, Tania Seth, Pradip Karmakar, Satish K. Sanwal, Vidya Sagar, Priti et al.
      Pages 205-233

    8. Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Management with Emphasis on Cross River State in Nigeria

      • Godwin Michael Ubi, Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe
      Pages 235-287

    9. Breeding of Sweet Gourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.)

      • A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Sumi Sarkar, Kamrun N. Ruma, Marium Khatun, Farzana M. Era, Mohammad S. Raihan
      Pages 289-331

    10. Breeding of Melon (Cucumis melo L. Groups Dudaim and Flexuosus)

      • Forouzandeh Soltani
      Pages 333-361

    11. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Breeding Strategies for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

      • Adel Rezk, Mohammad Abhary, Abdullah Akhkha
      Pages 363-405

    12. Disease Resistance Breeding with Genomic Tools in Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)

      • Giuseppe Andolfo, Ciro Gianmaria Amoroso, Maria Raffaella Ercolano
      Pages 407-422

  3. Young Shoots

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 423-423
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    2. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) Breeding

      • Roberto Moreno-Pinel, Patricia Castro-López, José Vicente Die-Ramón, Juan Gil-Ligero
      Pages 425-469

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 471-476
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About this book

This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. 

This Volume 9, subtitled Vegetable Crops: Fruits and Young Shoots, consists of 12 chapters focusing on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual vegetable crops. 


Chapters are arranged in 2 parts according to the edible vegetable parts. Part I: Fruits - Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.), Chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.), Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.), Eggplant (Solanum spp.), Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.), Sweet gourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.), Melon (Cucumis melo L. Groups Dudaim and Flexuosus), Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) and Part II: Young shoots - Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.). The chapters were contributed by 43 internationally reputable scientists from 11 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

    Jameel M. Al-Khayri

  • Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    S. Mohan Jain

  • Cincinnati, USA

    Dennis V. Johnson

About the editors

Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri is a Professor of plant biotechnology affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He received B.S. in Biology in 1984 from the University of Toledo, M.S. in Agronomy in 1988, and Ph.D. in Plant Science in 1991 from the University of Arkansas.
Prof. 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.

Prof. 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. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 9: Fruits and Young Shoots

  • Editors: Jameel M. Al-Khayri, S. Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66961-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66960-7Published: 27 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66963-8Published: 28 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66961-4Published: 25 August 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 476

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 138 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Plant Sciences

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