Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding

433 Pages·2020·6.674 MB·English

by  Manjit S. Kang (editor)

Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding
Second Edition

Quantitative Genetics, Genomics
and Plant Breeding
Second Edition
Edited by
Manjit S. Kang
Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Names: Kang, Manjit S., editor.
Title: Quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding / Manjit S. Kang,
Adjunct Professor (Quantitative Geneticist), Department of Plant Pathology,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
Description: 2nd edition. | Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston : CABI, [2020] |
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary:
“Quantitative genetics and breeding have made a major contribution to crop
improvement over the years, but the genomics revolution has dramatically
changed the field – this second edition of a popular book explains how
traditional and genomic techniques have been combined to advance the
field”– Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019047038 (print) | LCCN 2019047039 (ebook) | ISBN
9781789240214 (hardback) | ISBN 9781789242942 (ebk) | ISBN
9781789242959 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Crops–Genetics. | Plant breeding. | Quantitative genetics.
Classification: LCC SB123 .Q36 2020 (print) | LCC SB123 (ebook) | DDC
631.5/3–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019047038
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ISBN-13: 9781789240214 (hardback)
9781789242942 (ePDF)
9781789242959 (ePub)
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Dr George P. Rédei, known among his colleagues and students as the ‘Encyclopedia of Genetics’,
passed away on 10 November 2008. This edition of Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant
Breeding is dedicated to him. His chapter from the first edition of the book is being reproduced here.

Contents
Contributors ix
Foreword xiii
Preface xv
1 Vignettes of the History of Genetics 1
George P. Rédei
Section I: Quantitative Genetics: Plant Breeding, Bioinformatics,
Genome Editing and G×E Interaction 17
2 Food and Health: The Role of Plant Breeding 19
Salvatore Ceccarelli
3 The Importance of Plant Pan-genomes in Breeding 27
Soodeh Tirnaz, David Edwards and Jacqueline Batley
4 Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement 33
Michael Pillay
5 Epigenome Editing in Crop Improvement 44
Gurbachan S. Miglani and Rajveer Singh
6 Bioinformatics and Plant Breeding 71
Robyn Anderson, Cassandria Tay Fernandez, Monica F. Danilevicz and David Edwards
7 Bioinformatics Approaches for Pathway Reconstruction in
Orphan Crops – A New Paradigm 86
Dyfed Lloyd Evans and Shailesh Vinay Joshi
8 Advances in QTL Mapping and Cloning 124
Dharminder Bhatia and Darshan S. Brar
9 Genotype–Environment Interaction and Stability Analyses: An Update 140
Manjit S. Kang
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10 Biplot Analysis of Multi-environment Trial Data 162
Weikai Yan and L.A. Hunt
11 Design and Analysis of Multi-year Field Trials for Annual Crops 178
Vivi N. Arief, Ian H. DeLacy and Kaye E. Basford
12 Advances in the Definition of Adaptation Strategies and Yield-stability
Targets in Plant Breeding 194
Paolo Annicchiarico
Section II: Intersection of Breeding, Genetics and Genomics: Crop Examples 211
13 Prediction with Big Data in the Genomic and High-throughput
Phenotyping Era: A Case Study with Wheat Data 213
Paulino Pérez-Rodríguez, Juan Burgueño, Osval A. Montesinos-López, Ravi P. Singh,
Philomin Juliana, Suchismita Mondal and José Crossa
14 Quantitative Genetics in Improving Root and Tuber Crops 227
Hernán Ceballos
15 Genomic Selection in Rice: Empirical Results and Implications for Breeding 243
Nourollah Ahmadi, Jérôme Bartholomé, Tuong-Vi Cao and Cécile Grenier
16 Novel Breeding Approaches for Developing Climate-resilient Rice 259
Sandeep Chapagain, Lovepreet Singh and Prasanta K. Subudhi
17 Quantitative Genetics, Molecular Techniques and Agronomic
Performance of Provitamin A Maize in Sub-Saharan Africa 276
Baffour Badu-Apraku, M.A.B. Fakorede, A.O. Talabi, E. Obeng-Bio,
S.G.N. Tchala and S.A. Oyekale
18 Developments in Genomics Relative to Abiotic Stress-tolerance
Breeding in Maize During the Past Decade 325
M.T. Labuschagne
19 Exploiting Alien Genetic Variation for Germplasm Enhancement
in Brassica Oilseeds 338
Mehak Gupta and S.S. Banga
20 Biofortified Pearl Millet Cultivars Offer Potential Solution to Tackle
Malnutrition in India 385
Mahalingam Govindaraj, Parminder S. Virk, Anand Kanatti, Binu Cherian,
K.N. Rai, Meike S. Anderson and Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer
Index 397
Contributors
N. Ahmadi
CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France;
AGAP, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
M.S. Anderson
HarvestPlus, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, USA.
R. Anderson
School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia,
Perth, Australia.
P. Annicchiarico
Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, viale Piacenza 29, Lodi, Italy.
V.N. Arief
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
B. Badu-Apraku
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria.
S.S. Banga
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
J. Bartholomé
CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France;
AGAP, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
K.E. Basford
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
J. Batley
School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
D. Bhatia
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
D.S. Brar
School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India;
Former Head, Plant Breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research
Institute, Manila, Philippines.
J. Burgueño
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), México City, México.
T.-V. Cao
CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France;
AGAP, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
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