Plant Breeding

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since nearly the beginning of human civilization, and it is now practiced worldwide by gardeners and farmers, as well as by professional plant breeders. Plant breeders are employed by organizations such as government institutions, universities, crop-specific industry associations, and research centers.

Selected Contents: EST and EST-SSR Marker Resources for Iris; Assessment of Adaptive Evolution Between Wheat and Rice as Deduced from Full-Length Common Wheat cDNA Sequence Data and Expression Patterns; Breeding Response of Transcript Profiling in Developing Seeds of Brassica Napus; Comparative Genomic Analysis and Expression of the APETALA2-like Genes from Barley, Wheat, and Barley-Wheat Amphiploids; Expression of Genes Associated with Carbohydrate Metabolism in Cotton Stems and Roots; Synteny of Prunus and Other Model Plant Species; Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer to Cereal Crop Plants: Current Protocols for Barley, Wheat,Triticale, and Maize...