Translational Genomics for Crop Breeding – Volume 2 – Improvement for Abiotic Stress, Quality and Yield Improvement

<p>Foreword vii<br /> <br /> Preface ix<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Translational Genomics for Crop Breeding: Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Yield, and Quality, An Introduction 1<br /> Rajeev K. Varshney and Roberto Tuberosa<br /> <br /> Chapter 2 Applying Genomics Tools for Breeding Submergence Tolerance in Rice 9<br /> Endang M. Septiningsih, Bertrand C. Y. Collard, Sigrid Heuer, Julia Bailey–Serres, Abdelbagi M. Ismail, and David J. Mackill<br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Genomics Applications to Salinity Tolerance Breeding in Rice 31<br /> J. Damien Platten, Michael J. Thomson, and Abdelbagi M. Ismail<br /> <br /> Chapter 4 Marker–Assisted Introgression of Major QTLs for Grain Yield Under Drought in Rice 47<br /> Arvind Kumar, Shalabh Dixit, and Amelia Henry<br /> <br /> Chapter 5 Molecular Breeding for Phosphorus–efficient Rice 65<br /> Sigrid Heuer, J.H. Chin, R. Gamuyao, S.M. Haefele, and M. Wissuwa<br /> <br /> Chapter 6 Aluminum Tolerance in Sorghum and Maize 83<br /> Jurandir V. Magalhaes, Lyza G. Maron, Miguel A. Pi neros, Claudia T. Guimar aes, and Leon V. Kochian<br /> <br /> Chapter 7 Freezing Tolerance in the Triticeae 99<br /> Galiba Gabor, Eric J. Stockinger, Enrico Francia, Justyna Milc, Gabor Kocsy, and Nicola Pecchioni<br /> <br /> Chapter 8 Molecular Breeding for Stay–Green: Progress and Challenges in Sorghum 125<br /> Vincent Vadez, Santosh Deshpande, Jana Kholova, Punna Ramu, and C. Tom Hash<br /> <br /> Chapter 9 Genetic Improvement of Grain Quality in Japonica Rice 143<br /> Kiyosumi Hori and Masahiro Yano<br /> <br /> Chapter 10 Biofortified Maize A Genetic Avenue for Nutritional Security 161<br /> Raman Babu, Natalia Palacios, and BM Prasanna<br /> <br /> Chapter 11 Marker–Assisted Backcrossing Selection for High O/L Ratio in Cultivated Peanut 177<br /> Padmalatha Koilkonda, Chikara Kuwata, Masanobu Fukami, Kenta Shirasawa, Koh Aoki, Satoshi Tabata, Makoto Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Kiyoshima, Shigeru Suzuki, Shigemi Sasamoto, Atsushi Kurabayashi, Hisano Tsuruoka,<br /> Tsuyuko Wada, and Sachiko Isobe<br /> <br /> Chapter 12 Genomics–Assisted Breeding for Tomato Fruit Quality in the Next–Generation Omics Age 193<br /> Matthew P. Kinkade and Majid R. Foolad<br /> <br /> Chapter 13 Improvement of Yield per se in Sugarcane 211<br /> M. Gouy, S. Nibouche, J.Y. Hoarau, and L. Costet<br /> <br /> Appendix I Contributors 239<br /> <br /> Appendix II Reviewers 243<br /> <br /> Index 245<br /> <br /> Color plate section can be found between pages 82 and 83.</p>