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From Stemma Press:

Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants

Rex Bernardo
Endowed Chair in Corn Breeding and Genetics
Dept. of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
University of Minnesota


Hardbound, 369 pages, 60 tables, 66 figures
ISBN 0-9720724-0-3
Published August 2002
US$65

Most of the economically-important traits in crops are quantitative and are controlled by many genes. Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants investigates the application of quantitative genetics to plant breeding. Specifically, this new book will help you-

  1. Understand fundamental concepts in plant breeding and genetics;
  2. Explore how quantitative genetics principles can help a plant breeder design and implement a breeding program; and
  3. Appreciate the theory, experimental approaches, and evidence that comprise the basis for these concepts and breeding strategies.
Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants includes chapters on contemporary topics such as best linear unbiased prediction in plant breeding and the exploitation of gene information for quantitative traits. It is an ideal textbook for a graduate-level course and a useful reference for practicing plant breeders.

Table of Contents

I. Plant Breeding and Population Genetics
  • Introduction
  • Genetics of Breeding Populations

    • II. Mean Performance of a Breeding Population
  • Phenotypic and Genotypic Values
  • Selecting Parents to Maximize Mean Performance

    • III. Variation in Breeding Populations
  • Phenotypic and Genetic Variances
  • Estimating Genetic Variances
  • Genotype-Environment Interaction

    • IV. Selection in Breeding Populations
  • Pedigree and Testcross Selection
  • Recurrent Selection
  • Best Linear Unbiased Prediction
  • Heterosis and Hybrid Prediction
  • Selection for Multiple Traits

    • V. Breeding with Gene Information
  • Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci
  • Selection with Molecular Markers
  • Epilogue
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