Advances in breeding techniques for cereal crops

ebook Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

By Prof Frank Ordon

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  • Assesses performance of conventional techniques such as backcross and hybrid breeding in introducing new traits
  • Maps current progress in methods to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) linking phenotypic traits with genetic information for selection
  • Shows comparative strengths and weaknesses of marker-assisted selection (MAS) techniques such as genome wide association studies (GWAS) and nested association mapping (NAM)
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    This book provides a comprehensive review of advances in breeding techniques for cereals such as wheat, barley maize and rye.
    Part 1 discusses ways of better exploiting genetic diversity through techniques such as trait introgression. Parts 2-3 then summarise developments in the use of doubled haploids and hybrid breeding methods. Parts 4-5 review advances in high throughput phenotyping and its use in identifying markers for breeding using techniques such as genome-wide association studies and nested association mapping.

    Advances in breeding techniques for cereal crops