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The Impact of Plant Molecular Genetics

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Bruno W. S. Sobral

    1. CAMBIA Americars, La Jolla, USA

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Genetics and Breeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Genetics of Polyploids

      • Jorge A. G. Da Silva, Bruno W. S. Sobral
      Pages 3-37

    3. Validation Strategies for Analysis of Quantitative Trait Loci Using Markers

      • William C. Bridges Jr., B. W. S. Sobral
      Pages 39-48

    4. Complex Trait Dissection in Forest Trees Using Molecular Markers

      • David M. O’Malley
      Pages 49-70

    5. The Use of Comparative Genome Mapping in the Identification, Cloning and Manipulation of Important Plant Genes

      • Jeffrey L. Bennetzen
      Pages 71-85

    6. The Potential Impacts of Apomixis: A Molecular Genetics Approach

      • Richard A. Jefferson, Ross Bicknell
      Pages 87-101

    7. The Role of Meiotic Recombination in Generating Novel Genetic Variability

      • Patrick S. Schnable, Xiaojie Xu, Laura Civardi, Yiji Xia, An-Ping Hsia, Lei Zhang et al.
      Pages 103-110

  3. Evolution and Phylogenetics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Molecular Markers in Plant Conservation Genetics

      • William J. Hahn, Francesca T. Grifo
      Pages 113-136

    3. Identifying Links Between Genotype and Phenotype Using Marker Loci and Candidate Genes

      • Keith A. Crandall
      Pages 137-157

    4. Integrating Genetics, Phylogenetics, and Developmental Biology

      • Elizabeth A. Kellogg
      Pages 159-172

    5. Molecular Variation and the Delimitation of Species

      • Jerrold I. Davis
      Pages 173-184

  4. Microorganisms in Agriculture: Two Examples

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Application of the Polymerase Chain Reaction to the Detection of Plant Pathogens

      • Rhonda Honeycutt, Michael McClelland
      Pages 187-201

    3. Molecular Approaches to Understanding and Manipulating Field Ecology of Microorganisms in Agriculture

      • Kate J. Wilson
      Pages 203-218

  5. Tools: Software and Hardware

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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    2. Informatics and Genomic Research

      • Carol Bult, Chris Fields
      Pages 221-238

    3. Instrumentation for Automated Molecular Marker Acquisition and Data Analysis

      • Stephen R. E. Bates, David A. Knorr, Jennifer W. Weller, Janet S. Ziegle
      Pages 239-255

  6. The Experience of Molecular Marker-Assisted Breeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257
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About this book

The impact of molecular genetics on plant breeding and, consequently, agri­ culture, is potentially enonnous. Understanding and directing this potential im­ pact is crucial because of the urgent issues that we face concerning sustainable agriculture for a growing world population as well as conservation of the world's rapidly dwindling plant genetic resources. This book is largely devoted to the applications of genetic markers that have been developed by the application of molecular genetics to practical problems. These are known as DNA markers. They have gained a certain notoriety in foren­ sics, but can be used in a variety of practical situations. We are going through a period of accelerated breakthroughs in molecular ge­ netics. Therefore, the authors of each chapter were encouraged to speculate about both current bottlenecks and the future of their subfields of research. We can cer­ tainly apply molecular genetic tools and approaches to help resolve crucial ge­ netic resource problems that face humanity. However, little has been discussed with respect to when or how we should use such tools, nor to who specifically should use them; therefore, social and economic analyses are important in the planning stages of projects that are aimed at practical results.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CAMBIA Americars, La Jolla, USA

    Bruno W. S. Sobral

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Impact of Plant Molecular Genetics

  • Editors: Bruno W. S. Sobral

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9855-8

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-9857-2Published: 22 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-9855-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 348

  • Number of Illustrations: 28 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Genetics and Genomics, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Medicine/Public Health, general

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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