Genetics, Genomics And Breeding Of Potato (genetics, Genomics And Breeding Of Crop Plants)

Content: Introduction to potato / J.M. Bradeen and K.G. Haynes -- Classical genetics and traditional breeding / D. Carputo and L. Frusciante -- Molecular breeding for potato improvement / D. De Koeyer, H. Chen and V. Gustafson -- Molecular linkage maps: strategies, resources and achievements / H. Mann ... [et al.] -- Mapping and tagging of simply inherited traits / J.C. Kuhl -- Mapping complex potato traits / G.J. Bryan -- Population genetics and association mapping / C. Gebhardt -- Cloning of late blight resistance genes: strategies and progress / J.M. Bradeen -- Application of molecular cytogenetics in fundamental and applied research of potato / T. Gavrilenko -- Functional genomics: transcriptomics / X.Q. Li -- Proteomics and metabolomics / A.D. Hegeman -- Future challenges and prospects / T. Wendt and E. Mullins "In this volume, world leaders in potato research review historical and contemporary discoveries resulting in a range of advances. Topics include nutritional quality, yield, disease and insect resistance, processing, plant growth and development, and other aspects. The book also examines research yielding significant molecular resources that facilitate breeding, linkage and gene mapping, cytology, functional and structural genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Future research developments that are likely to significantly advance efforts to understand and improve the potato are also explored. "--Publisher