"Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement"

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 55

edited by H. Lörz and G. Wenzel

Springer, March, 2005, 476 pages. $229.00 + shipping ($8.00, U.S. or $20.00 Elsewhere)

Successful release of new and better crop varieties increasingly requires genomics and molecular biology. This volume presents basic information on plant molecular marker techniques from marker location up to gene cloning. The text includes a description of technical approaches in genome analysis such as comparison of marker systems, positional cloning, and array techniques in 19 crop plants. A special section focuses on converting this knowledge into general and specific breeding strategies, particularly in relation to biotic stress. Theory and practice of marker assisted selection for QTL, gene pyramiding and the future of MAS are summarized and discussed for maize, wheat, and soybean. Furthermore, approaches in silviculture on the examples of Fagus, Populus, Eucalyptus, Picea and Abies are presented. The volume ends with a comprehensive review of the patents relevant for using molecular markers and marker assisted selection.

CONTENTS

Section I. Basics

1. The principle: Identification and application of molecular markers

2. Genotyping tools in plant breeding

3. A model crop species: Molecular markers in rice

4. From markers to clones genes: Map-based cloning

Section II. Specific Crops

1. DNA markers in Brassica

2. Genomics as efficient tools: Sunflower breeding

3. Genome analysis: Mapping in Sugar beet

4. Molecular markers in genetics and breeding: Improvement of alfalfa

5. Localization of important traits: Pea (Pisum sativum)

6. Molecular markers in Vigna improvement

7. Molecular markers for genetics and breeding: Development and use in pepper (Capsicum sp.)

8. Potato genetics

9. Molecular marker maps of barley

10. Genomics in rice: Markers as a tool for breeding

11. Wheat satellites: Potential and implications

12. Comparative genetic mapping in trees

13. Markers in fruit tree breeding: Peach

Section III. Breeding Strategies and Silviculture Based on Markers

1. General considerations: Marker-assisted selection

2. Breeding Strategies: Optimum design of marker-assisted backcross programs

3. From theory to practice: Marker-assisted selection in maize

4. Molecular markers for disease resistance: Wheat

5. Application of DNA markers: Soybean improvement

6. Forest management and conservation using microsattelite markers: Fagus

7. Molecular markers in tree improvement: Eucalyptus

8. DNA markers for identification and evaluation of genetic resources in forest trees: Abies, Picea, and Populus

Section IV. Legal Aspects

1. Intellectual property rights in the field of Molecular marker analysis

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