Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement (eBook)

Preface 7
Contents 9
List of Contributors 17
Section I Basics 23
I.1 The Principle: Identification and Application of Molecular Markers 24
I.2 Genotyping Tools in Plant Breeding: From Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms 44
I.3 A Model Crop Species: Molecular Markers in Rice 60
I.4 From Markers to Cloned Genes: Map-Based Cloning 76
Section II Specific Crops 108
II.1 DNA Markers in Brassica: Use of Genetic Information from Arabidopsis and Development of Sequence Tagged Site Markers 109
II.2 Genomics as Efficient Tools: Example Sunflower Breeding 126
II.3 Genome Analysis: Mapping in Sugar Beet 139
II.4 Molecular Markers in Genetics and Breeding: Improvement of Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) 157
II.5 Localization of Important Traits: The Example Pea ( Pisum sativum L.) 173
II.6 Molecular Markers in Vigna Improvement: Understanding and Using Gene Pools 188
II.7 Molecular Markers for Genetics and Breeding: Development and Use in Pepper ( Capsicum spp.) 205
II.8 Potato Genetics: Molecular Maps and More 231
II.9 Molecular Marker Maps of Barley: A Resource for Intra- and Interspecific Genomics 244
II.10 Genomics of Rice: Markers as a Tool for Breeding 259
II.11 Wheat Microsatellites: Potential and Implications 269
II.12 Comparative Genetic Mapping in Trees: The Group of Conifers 281
II.13 Markers in Fruit Tree Breeding: Improvement of Peach 292
Section III Breeding Strategies and Silviculture Based on Markers 316
III.1 General Considerations: Marker-Assisted Selection 317
III.2 Breeding Strategies: Optimum Design of Marker- Assisted Backcross Programs 330
III.3 From Theory to Practice: Marker-Assisted Selection in Maize 346
III.4 Molecular Markers for Disease Resistance: The Example Wheat 364
III.5 Application of DNA Markers: Soybean Improvement 382
III.6 Forest Management and Conservation Using Microsatellite Markers: The Example of Fagus 397
III.7 Molecular Markers in Tree Improvement: Characterisation and Use in Eucalyptus 408
III.8 DNA Markers for Identification and Evaluation of Genetic Resources in Forest Trees: Case Studies in Abies, Picea and Populus 422
Section IV Legal Aspects 439
IV.1 Intellectual Property Rights in the Field of Molecular Marker Analysis 440
Subject Index 479