Somatic Hybridization in Crop Improvement I [Paperback]

Section I Protoplast Fusion, Somatic Hybrids, Asymmetric Hybrids, Cybrids  Transfer of Chloroplast Traits.- I.1 Somatic Hybridization  A Rich Source of Genetic Variability.- I.2 Fluorescence Microscope Study of Protoplast Fusion.- I.3 Somatic Hybridization by Microfusion of Protoplasts.- I.4 Asymmetric Somatic Hybrids.- I.5 Cybrids  Transfer of Chloroplast Traits Through Protoplast Fusion Between Sexually Incompatible Solanaceae Species.- Section II Somatic Hybridization in Cereals, Grasses, and Legumes.- II. 1 Somatic Hybridization in the Family Gramineae.- II.2 Somatic Hybridization Between Zea mays and Triticum sect, trititrigia.- II.3 Somatic Hybridization in Festuca and Lolium.- II.4 Somatic Hybridization Between Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) and Soybean (Glycine max L.).- II.5 Somatic Hybridization in the Genus Medicago.- Section III Somatic Hybridization in Potato, Tomato, Eggplant, and Lettuce.- III. 1 Cybridization in Potato.- III.2 Somatic Hybridization in Solanum Tuberosum ? S. chacoense.- III.3 Somatic Hybridization Between Solanum tuberosum and Nicotiana plumbaginifolia.- III.4 Pomato: Potato Protoplast System and Somatic Hybridization Between Potato and a Wild Tomato.- III.5 Somatic Hybridization Between Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. and Lycopersicon peruvianum var. dentatum Dun.- III.6 Somatic Hybridization Between Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and Pepino (Solanum muricatum).- III.7 Somatic Hybridization of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) with Its Close and Wild Relatives.- III.8 Somatic Hybridization in Lettuce (Lactuca Species).- Section IV Somatic Hybridization in Brassicaceae.- IV.1 Resynthesis of Brassica napus Through Protoplast Fusion Between B. oleracea and B. rapa.- IV.2 Analysis of Somatic Hybrids and Cybrids Obtained by Fusion of Brassica rapa and B. oleracea.- IV. 3 Somatic Hybridization Between Radish (Raphanus sativus) and Rapeseed (Brassica napus).- IV.4 Somatic Hybridization Between Brassica and Sinapi.- Section V SomlC]