Advances in plant breeding strategies. Vegetable crops. Volume 9, Fruits and young shoots

Publication/Creation:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Advances in plant breeding strategies. Vegetable crops. Volume 9, Fruits and young shoots / Jameel M. Al-Khayri, S. Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson, editors

Variant Titles:

Fruits and young shoots
Vegetable crops

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Additional Author/Creators:

Al-Khayri, Jameel M.
Jain, S. Mohan
Johnson, Dennis Victor, 1937-

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Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Vegetables--Breeding

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Editors -- Contributors -- Part I: Fruits -- Chapter 1: Advances in Breeding Strategies of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.) -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Origin and Botanical Description -- 1.3 Importance, Health Benefits and Factors Affecting Nutritional Quality -- 1.4 Genetic Resources -- 1.4.1 Conservation of Genetic Resources -- 1.4.1.1 In-Situ Conservation -- 1.4.1.2 Ex-Situ Conservation -- 1.4.1.3 Seed Banks -- 1.4.1.4 Cryopreservation -- 1.4.2 Gene Pool -- 1.5 Breeding Objectives
1.6 Genetics of Important Traits -- 1.6.1 Breeding for Higher Yield -- 1.6.2 Breeding for Fruit Color -- 1.6.3 Breeding for Low Pungency -- 1.6.4 Breeding for Biotic Stresses -- 1.6.4.1 Breeding for Phytophthora Resistance -- 1.6.4.2 Breeding for Anthracnose Resistance -- 1.6.4.3 Breeding for Bacterial Wilt Resistance -- 1.6.4.4 Breeding for Powdery Mildew Resistance -- 1.6.4.5 Breeding for Virus Resistance -- 1.6.4.6 Breeding for Root-Nematode Resistance (RKN) -- 1.6.5 Breeding for Abiotic Stress -- 1.6.5.1 Breeding for High Temperature Tolerance -- 1.6.5.2 Breeding for Cold tolerance
1.6.5.3 Breeding for Drought Tolerance -- 1.6.5.4 Breeding for Salinity Tolerance -- 1.7 Breeding Methods -- 1.7.1 Plant Introduction -- 1.7.2 Pureline Selection -- 1.7.3 Pedigree Method -- 1.7.4 Single Seed Descent -- 1.7.5 Backcross Breeding -- 1.7.6 Mutation Breeding -- 1.7.7 Heterosis Breeding -- 1.7.7.1 Manual Hybrid Seed Production -- 1.7.7.2 Male Sterility in Hybrid Seed Production -- 1.7.7.3 Genic Male Sterility (GMS) or Nuclear Male Sterility (NMS) -- 1.7.7.4 Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS) -- 1.7.8 Micropropagation -- 1.7.9 Marker Assisted Breeding (MAB) -- 1.7.10 Genetic Engineering
1.7.11 Genome Editing -- 1.8 Grafting: A New Approach to Deal with Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Capsicum -- 1.8.1 Grafting Growing Facilities -- 1.8.2 Identification of Suitable Rootstock and Scions -- 1.8.3 Sowing Time of Seedlings and Growth Media -- 1.8.4 Grafting Steps -- 1.9 Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Some of the Research Institutes Working in Capsicum Germplasm Management and Genetic Improvement -- Appendix II: List of Bell Pepper Cultivars Grown in India -- References
Chapter 2: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Chili Pepper Capsicum frutescens L. and Other Capsicum Species -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Morphological Features and Cultivation of Capsicum Spp. -- 2.3 Germplasm Diversity and Conservation -- 2.4 Traditional Breeding -- 2.5 Hybridization and Heterosis -- 2.6 Molecular Breeding -- 2.7 Use of Tissue Culture Techniques -- 2.8 Genetic Transformation -- 2.9 Whole Genome Sequencing -- 2.10 Chloroplast Genome Sequencing -- 2.11 Transcriptome Resources -- 2.12 Databases -- 2.13 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Appendices

Summary:

Plant breeders and geneticists are under constant pressure to sustain and expand food production by using innovative breeding strategies and introducing minor crops, which are well adapted to marginal lands, provide a source of nutrition, and have abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, to feed an ever-increasing human population. The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods, augmenting traditional plant breeding, towards the improvement and development of new crop varieties, under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors, to achieve sustainable agricultural production and enhanced food security. Three volumes of the book series Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies were published in 2015, 2016 and 2018, respectively: Volume 1. Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools; Volume 2. Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits and Volume 3. Fruits. In 2019, the following four volumes were published: Volume 4. Nut and Beverage Crops, Volume 5. Cereals, Volume 6. Industrial and Food Crops and Volume 7. Legumes. Recent volumes published in 2021 include: Volume 8. Vegetable Crops: Bulbs, Roots and Tubers, Volume 9. Vegetable Crops: Fruits and Young Shoots and Volume 10. Vegetable Crops: Leaves, Flowerheads, Green Pods, Mushrooms and Truffles. 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, Chili pepper, Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd, Eggplant, Okra, Plantain, Sweet gourd, Melon, Tomato and Zucchini and Part II: Young shoots - Asparagus. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the contemporary literature on the subject and reflects the experiences of the authors. Chapters are written by internationally-reputable scientists and subjected to a review process to assure quality presentation and scientific accuracy. Each chapter begins with an introduction covering related backgrounds and provides in-depth discussion of the subject supported with high-quality color photos, illustrations and relevant data. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research directions, a comprehensive list of pertinent references to facilitate further reading, and appendixes of genetic resources and concerned research institutes. This book series is a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers and seed companies as well as consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture, particularly in modern breeding technologies.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource

General Note:

Includes index.

Local Note:

Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937371173702486

ISBN:

9783030669614
3030669610

OCLC Number:

1265522928

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-66961-4