Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 3: Food Legumes

The focus of plant improvement has shifted to factors that enhance commercial export, such as early maturity, shelf life, and better processing quality. Accelerated methods have been developed for precision breeding and early release of crop varieties, including doubled haploidy, marker assisted selection, genetic mapping, genomic selection, high-throughput genotyping, and phenotyping. This work is an important reference with a special focus on the accelerated development of improved crop varieties.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 430 pages
Publication date: 10 September 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The field of plant improvement has undergone a significant shift in its focus, moving away from traditional considerations of yield, quality, and disease resistance towards factors that will enhance commercial export. These factors now include early maturity, extended shelf life, and improved processing quality. In the past, conventional plant breeding methods aimed at improving self-pollinating crops like wheat took a considerable amount of time, typically spanning 10 to 12 years, before a new variety was developed and released. However, over the past decade, remarkable advancements have been made, leading to the development of accelerated methods for precision breeding and early release of crop varieties.

This comprehensive work aims to summarize key concepts related to germplasm enhancement and the development of improved varieties through innovative methodologies. These methodologies encompass a wide range of techniques, including doubled haploidy, marker-assisted selection, marker-assisted background selection, genetic mapping, genomic selection, high-throughput genotyping, high-throughput phenotyping, mutation breeding, reverse breeding, transgenic breeding, shuttle breeding, speed breeding, low-cost high-throughput field phenotyping, and more. By employing these cutting-edge approaches, researchers and breeders can expedite the process of creating new crop varieties that meet the ever-changing demands of the global market.

This work serves as an invaluable reference, particularly with a special emphasis on accelerating the development of improved crop varieties. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and techniques in plant breeding, enabling researchers, breeders, and industry professionals to stay informed and up-to-date with the latest developments in this field.

Weight: 688g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030473082
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020