Diagnostics in Plant Breeding [Paperback]

Diagnostics in Plant Breeding is systematically organizing cutting-edge research reviews on the development and application of molecular tools for the prediction of plant performance. Given its significance for mankind and the available research resources, medical sciences are leading the area of molecular diagnostics, where DNA-based risk assessments for various diseases and biomarkers to determine their onset become increasingly available. So far, most research in plant genomics has been directed towards understanding the molecular basis of biological processes or phenotypic traits. From a plant breeding perspective, however, the main interest is in predicting optimal genotypes based on molecular information for more time- and cost-efficient breeding schemes. It is anticipated that progress in plant genomics and in particular sequence technology made recently will shift the focus from explanatory to predictive in crop science. This book assembles chapters on all areas relevant to development and application of predictive molecular tools in plant breeding by leading authorties in the respective areas.This book examines the development and application of molecular tools for the prediction of plant performance.Section 1. Introduction.- Chapter 1. Diagnostics in plants; T. L?bberstedt.- Chapter 2. Non-DNA biomarkers; Christin Falke.- Section 2. Identification of quantitative trait polymorphisms (QTPs).- Chapter 3. Gene identification: forward genetics; Qing Ji.- Chapter 4. Gene identification: reverse genetics; George Haughn.- Chapter 5. Allele re-sequencing technologies; Torben Asp.- Chapter 6. Association studies; Yongsheng Chen.- Section 3. Validation of QTPs.- Chapter 7. TILLING; Gunter Backes.- Chapter 8. Gene Replacement; Paul Hooykaas, Sylvia de Pater.- Section 4. Conversion of QTPs into Functional Markers.- Chapter 9. SNP genotyping technologies; Bruno Studer.- Chapter 10. INDEL genotyping technologies; Toshihiko Yamada et al.- Chapter 11. Sequencing forlÓ+