E-grāmata: Plant Breeding in the Omics Era

The field of plant breeding has grown rapidly in the last decade with breakthrough research in genetics and genomics, inbred development, population improvement, hybrids, clones, self-pollinated crops, polyploidy, transgenic breeding and more. This book discusses the latest developments in all these areas but explores the next generation of needs and discoveries including omics beyond genomics, cultivar seeds and intellectual and property rights. This book is a leading-edge publication of the latest results and forecasts important areas of future needs and applications.

Contents1. Introduction to Plant BreedingPlant Breeding and SocietyGenetics, Omics and Plant BreedingPopulationsGenetic DiversityDistances MeasuresGrouping GermplasmQuantitative VariationMapping TraitsGenotype-by-Environment InteractionPhenotypingPhenomicsReferences2. Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureCrop Evolution and Plant Species Feeding the WorldGenebanksGene PoolsDescribing Variation and Identifying RedundancyGermplasm EvaluationDescriptorsDocumentation and BioinformaticsGeo-documentation to Identify GermplasmGenebank Sampling and Core SubsetsGenomics of Plant Genetic ResourcesPutting Genes into Usable FormsReferences3. Inbred DevelopmentDNA markers for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) and Aided BreedingInbreeding and Line DevelopmentDoubled HaploidsAdaptability: Learning for Model Plant SystemsBreeding for Stress-prone Environments and Resource-use EfficiencyHost-plant Resistance Breeding

Participatory and Client-driven Plant BreedingReferences4. Population ImprovementRecurrent Selection and Breeding PopulationsGenome-wide Association and Quantitative Trait VariationPlant Genomicsand Marker-assisted SelectionGenomic Selection and Prediction of Breeding ValuesReferences5. Heterosis and Inter-Specific HybridizationHeterotic GroupsHybrid VigorHeterosis in Plant BreedingUnderstanding Hybrid Vigor in Model Plants and CropsOmics Research on HeterosisHybrids in Selfing SpeciesPolyploid HeterosisInterspecific hybridizationReferences6. Mutations and EpigeneticsInduced Mutations and Plant BreedingInduced Mutations and Genomics-led Plant BreedingTargeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes (TILLING)EpigeneticsReferences7. Genetic Engineering and Transgenic BreedingPlant Genetic Engineering "Issues"Transgenic Crops "Risks"Transgene FlowPest Resistance and Impacts on Non-target OrganismsDetecting Genetically Modified Orga

nisms and Other Safety AssessmentsTransgenic Agriculture and Co-existencePlant Genetic Engineering ImpactsTransgenic Agriculture OutlookNew Plant Breeding TechniquesReferences8. DNA Sequencing, other Omics and Synthetic Biology DNA SequencingNext Generation SequencingGenotyping-by-SequencingOther Relevant Omics for Plant BreedingBreeding InformaticsCase Study: Omics-led Legume Breedingant Synthetic Biology: Another Tool for Plant Breeding?References9. Breeding Self-fertilizing Plants: From Inbred to Hybrid CultivarsRiceDomesticationGenetic EnhancementGenomicsMarker-aided Selection (MAS)Stress BreedingInterspecific Hybridization and Participatory BreedingHybrid CultivarsPhenotypingGenetic EngineeringWheatEvolution and DiversityGermplasm EnhancementResynthesizing WheatShuttle Breeding and Mega-environmentsGrain Yield PotentialPerennial WheatBiotechnologyEx ante and in silico BreedingTomatoReferences10. Bree

ding Open Pollinated, Hybrid and Transgenic Outcrossing SpeciesMaizeDomestication and DiversityGermplasm EnhancementBreedingInbred Line Development and HybridsDoubled HaploidsGenomics-led Improvement for Enhancing Genetic GainsDeveloping Stress-resilient GermplasmNutritious MaizePrediction of Breeding ValuesGenetic EngineeringCottonCassavaCase Study: Cassava Breeding in sub-Saharan AfricaReferences11. Polyploidy and Plant BreedingPotatoOrigin, Diversity and TaxonomyPloidy ManipulationsGenetic Resources and BreedingTrue Potato Seed Plant Genetic ResourcesThe Question of DerivativesMultinational Private and Public Seed SectorsManaging Agro-biotechnology Intellectual Property RightsReferences