Plant Breeding Reviews is an open-ended, serial continuation series of review articles on research in plant genetics, especially the breeding of commercially important crops. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of plant scientists.
List of Contributors. 1. Dedication: Dermot P. Coyne Bean Breeder, Geneticist, Humanitarian (James R. Steadman and Jules Janick).
2. Strategies for Genetic Improvement of Common Bean and Rhizobia Towards Efficient Interactions (Carla Snoeck, Jos Vanderleyden, and Stephen Beebe).
I. Rhizobium-Common Bean Symbiosis.
II. Bean Breeding.
III. Selection of Optimized Rhizobium Strains for Bean Inoculation.
IV. Conclusions and Future Prospects.
Literature Cited.
3. Developing Marker-Assisted Selection Strategies for Breeding Hybrid Rice (Yunbi Xu).
I. Introduction.
II. Features of Hybrid Breeding.
III. Components of Marker-Assisted Selection.
IV. Germplasm Evaluation.
V. Traits Requiring Testcrossing or Progeny Testing.
VI. Environment-Dependent Traits.
VII. Quality Traits.
VIII. Gene Introgression and Whole Genome Selection.
IX. Prediction of Hybrid Performance and Heterosis.
X. Seed Quality Assurance.
XI. General Discussions.
Literature Cited.
4. Significance of Cytoplasmic DNA in Plant Breeding (Ursula Frei, Edmundo G. Peiretti, and Gerhard Wenzel).
I. Introduction.
II. Some Basic Information on DNA in the CytopllƒÀ
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