Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement

Preface

Contents

List of Contributors

Section I Basics

I.1 The Principle: Identification and Application of Molecular Markers

I.2 Genotyping Tools in Plant Breeding: From Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

I.3 A Model Crop Species: Molecular Markers in Rice

I.4 From Markers to Cloned Genes: Map-Based Cloning

Section II Specific Crops

II.1 DNA Markers in Brassica: Use of Genetic Information from Arabidopsis and Development of Sequence Tagged Site Markers

II.2 Genomics as Efficient Tools: Example Sunflower Breeding

II.3 Genome Analysis: Mapping in Sugar Beet

II.4 Molecular Markers in Genetics and Breeding: Improvement of Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.)

II.5 Localization of Important Traits: The Example Pea ( Pisum sativum L.)

II.6 Molecular Markers in Vigna Improvement: Understanding and Using Gene Pools

II.7 Molecular Markers for Genetics and Breeding: Development and Use in Pepper ( Capsicum spp.)

II.8 Potato Genetics: Molecular Maps and More

II.9 Molecular Marker Maps of Barley: A Resource for Intra- and Interspecific Genomics

II.10 Genomics of Rice: Markers as a Tool for Breeding

II.11 Wheat Microsatellites: Potential and Implications

II.12 Comparative Genetic Mapping in Trees: The Group of Conifers

II.13 Markers in Fruit Tree Breeding: Improvement of Peach

Section III Breeding Strategies and Silviculture Based on Markers

III.1 General Considerations: Marker-Assisted Selection

III.2 Breeding Strategies: Optimum Design of Marker- Assisted Backcross Programs

III.3 From Theory to Practice: Marker-Assisted Selection in Maize

III.4 Molecular Markers for Disease Resistance: The Example Wheat

III.5 Application of DNA Markers: Soybean Improvement

III.6 Forest Management and Conservation Using Microsatellite Markers: The Example of Fagus

III.7 Molecular Markers in Tree Improvement: Characterisation and Use in Eucalyptus

III.8 DNA Markers for Identification and Evaluation of Genetic Resources in Forest Trees: Case Studies in Abies, Picea and Populus

Section IV Legal Aspects

IV.1 Intellectual Property Rights in the Field of Molecular Marker Analysis

Subject Index