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Advances in plant breeding strategies Vegetable crops. Volume 9, Fruits and young shoots /

Plant breeders and geneticists are under constant pressure to sustain and expand food production by using innovative breeding strategies and introducing minor crops, which are well adapted to marginal lands, provide a source of nutrition, and have abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, to feed an ever...

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Other Authors: Al-Khayri, Jameel M., Jain, S. Mohan., Johnson, Dennis Victor, 1937-, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Cham, Switzerland : 2021.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Subjects:
Vegetables -- Breeding.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • About the Editors and Contributors
  • Editors
  • Contributors
  • Part I: Fruits
  • Chapter 1: Advances in Breeding Strategies of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.)
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Origin and Botanical Description
  • 1.3 Importance, Health Benefits and Factors Affecting Nutritional Quality
  • 1.4 Genetic Resources
  • 1.4.1 Conservation of Genetic Resources
  • 1.4.1.1 In-Situ Conservation
  • 1.4.1.2 Ex-Situ Conservation
  • 1.4.1.3 Seed Banks
  • 1.4.1.4 Cryopreservation
  • 1.4.2 Gene Pool
  • 1.5 Breeding Objectives.
  • 1.6 Genetics of Important Traits
  • 1.6.1 Breeding for Higher Yield
  • 1.6.2 Breeding for Fruit Color
  • 1.6.3 Breeding for Low Pungency
  • 1.6.4 Breeding for Biotic Stresses
  • 1.6.4.1 Breeding for Phytophthora Resistance
  • 1.6.4.2 Breeding for Anthracnose Resistance
  • 1.6.4.3 Breeding for Bacterial Wilt Resistance
  • 1.6.4.4 Breeding for Powdery Mildew Resistance
  • 1.6.4.5 Breeding for Virus Resistance
  • 1.6.4.6 Breeding for Root-Nematode Resistance (RKN)
  • 1.6.5 Breeding for Abiotic Stress
  • 1.6.5.1 Breeding for High Temperature Tolerance
  • 1.6.5.2 Breeding for Cold tolerance.
  • 1.6.5.3 Breeding for Drought Tolerance
  • 1.6.5.4 Breeding for Salinity Tolerance
  • 1.7 Breeding Methods
  • 1.7.1 Plant Introduction
  • 1.7.2 Pureline Selection
  • 1.7.3 Pedigree Method
  • 1.7.4 Single Seed Descent
  • 1.7.5 Backcross Breeding
  • 1.7.6 Mutation Breeding
  • 1.7.7 Heterosis Breeding
  • 1.7.7.1 Manual Hybrid Seed Production
  • 1.7.7.2 Male Sterility in Hybrid Seed Production
  • 1.7.7.3 Genic Male Sterility (GMS) or Nuclear Male Sterility (NMS)
  • 1.7.7.4 Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS)
  • 1.7.8 Micropropagation
  • 1.7.9 Marker Assisted Breeding (MAB)
  • 1.7.10 Genetic Engineering.
  • 1.7.11 Genome Editing
  • 1.8 Grafting: A New Approach to Deal with Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Capsicum
  • 1.8.1 Grafting Growing Facilities
  • 1.8.2 Identification of Suitable Rootstock and Scions
  • 1.8.3 Sowing Time of Seedlings and Growth Media
  • 1.8.4 Grafting Steps
  • 1.9 Conclusions and Prospects
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I: Some of the Research Institutes Working in Capsicum Germplasm Management and Genetic Improvement
  • Appendix II: List of Bell Pepper Cultivars Grown in India
  • References.
  • Chapter 2: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Chili Pepper Capsicum frutescens L. and Other Capsicum Species
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Morphological Features and Cultivation of Capsicum Spp.
  • 2.3 Germplasm Diversity and Conservation
  • 2.4 Traditional Breeding
  • 2.5 Hybridization and Heterosis
  • 2.6 Molecular Breeding
  • 2.7 Use of Tissue Culture Techniques
  • 2.8 Genetic Transformation
  • 2.9 Whole Genome Sequencing
  • 2.10 Chloroplast Genome Sequencing
  • 2.11 Transcriptome Resources
  • 2.12 Databases
  • 2.13 Conclusions and Future Prospects
  • Appendices.

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