Plant Breeding Reviews: Volume 36

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. It is a serial title that appears in the form of one or two volumes per year. Content:
Chapter 1 Dedication: Rodomiro Ortiz Plant Breeder, Catalyst for Agricultural Development (pages 1–84): Jonathan H. Crouch
Chapter 2 Phenotyping, Genetic Dissection, and Breeding for Drought and Heat Tolerance in Common Wheat: Status and Prospects (pages 85–168): P. K. Gupta, H. S. Balyan, V. Gahlaut and P. L. Kulwal
Chapter 3 Nutritionally Enhanced Staple Food Crops (pages 169–291): Sangam L. Dwivedi, Kanwar L. Sahrawat, Kedar N. Rai, Matthew W. Blair, Meike S. Andersson and Wolfgang Pfeiffer
Chapter 4 Genetic Management of Virus Diseases in Peanut (pages 293–356): S. N. Nigam, R. D. V. J. Prasada Rao, Pooja Bhatnagar?Mathur and K. K. Sharma
Chapter 5 Common Bean Breeding in the Tropics (pages 357–426): Steven Beebe
Chapter 6 New Approaches to Cassava Breeding (pages 427–504): Hernan Ceballos, Clair Hershey and Luis Augusto Becerra?Lopez?Lavalle