Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants. Volume 1, Cereals and millets

__Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants__ presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on genetic and physical mapping, positioning, cloning, monitoring of desirable genes by molecular breeding and the most recent advances in genomics. The series comprises seven volumes: Cereals and Millets; Oilseeds; Pulses, Sugar and Tuber Crops; Fruits and Nuts; Vegetables; Technical Crops; and Forest Trees. Cereals and millets form the leading group of field crops, providing staple food for most of the earth’s population. This volume, with contributions by 27 eminent scientists, includes chapters on rice, wheat, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, pearl millet, foxtail millet and finger millet. The emphasis is on advanced research on the major crops, including the model plants maize and rice, as well as on future road maps of genomic research for the less-often considered but equally deserving cereals and millets.

Part of the seven-volume series Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants, this book covers Cereals and Millets, which provide staple food for most of the earth’s population. This book includes chapters on rice, wheat, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, pearl millet, foxtail millet and finger millet. The emphasis is on advanced research on the major crops, including the model plants maize and rice, as well as on future road maps of genomic research for the less-often considered but equally deserving cereals and millets.

Springer 3540340319 1 Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants Volume 1 3 Cereals and Millets 4 Preface to the Series 6 Preface to the Volume 9 Contents 11 Contributors 16 Abbreviations 19 1 Rice 22 2 Wheat 100 3 Maize 156 4 Barley 175 5 Oat 231 6 Secale 263 7 Sorghum 276 8 Pearl Millet 322 9 Foxtail Millet 343 10 Finger Millet 351 Subject Index 362 ISBN-13:,9783540340317 Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII Rice....Pages 1-78 Wheat....Pages 79-134 Maize....Pages 135-153 Barley....Pages 155-210 Oat....Pages 211-242 Secale....Pages 243-255 Sorghum....Pages 257-302 Pearl Millet....Pages 303-323 Foxtail Millet....Pages 325-332 Finger Millet....Pages 333-343 Back Matter....Pages 345-349