Genetic improvement of solanaceous crops. Vol. 2, Tomato

Genetic improvement of solanaceous crops. Vol. 2, Tomato / editors, M.K. Razdan, A.K. Mattoo.

This text on genetic improvement in tomatoes covers: history, origin and cultivation; germplasm resource collection and conservation; cytogenetics and evolution; and expression of heterosis by hybridization.

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Other Authors: Razdan, M. K., Mattoo, Autar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Enfield, N.H. : Plymouth : Science ; Edenbridge, ©2007.
Subjects:
Solanaceae > Genetic engineering.
Tomatoes > Genetic engineering.
Tomatoes > Breeding.
Crop improvement.
GARDENING > Fruit.
Crop improvement
Tomatoes > Breeding
Tomatoes > Genetic engineering
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • Abbreviations Used Throughout the Book
  • 1. History, Origin and Early Cultivation of Tomato (Solanaceae)
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TAXONOMY
  • DISTRIBUTION, HABITATS, MORPHOLOGY, MATING SYSTEMS AND GENETIC RESOURCES OF WILD TOMATOES
  • DOMESTICATION OF CULTIVATED TOMATOESâ€?PERU OR MEXICO?
  • EARLY HISTORY OF THE CULTIVATED TOMATO IN EUROPE
  • SUMMARY
  • Acknowledgments
  • REFERENCES
  • 2. Genetic Resources of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and WIld Relatives
  • CLASSIFICATION AND TAXONOMY
  • ORIGIN AND MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF CULTIVATED TOMATOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
  • GERMPLASM CONSERVATION
  • GENETIC DIVERSITY IN Lycopersicon SPECIES
  • CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION
  • UTILIZATION
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
  • 3. Cytogenetics and Evolution
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SOURCES OF VARIATION
  • LINKAGE MAPS
  • MEIOSIS IN WIDE HYBRIDS
  • CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE AND VARIATION
  • CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK
  • SUMMARY
  • Acknowledgements
  • REFERENCES
  • 4. Expression of Heterosis by Hybridization
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MANIFESTATION OF HETEROSIS IN TOMATO
  • GENETIC BASIS OF HETEROSIS IN TOMATOSTRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING TOMATO HYBRIDS
  • IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION
  • TOMATO HYBRID ADOPTION IN PRACTICEâ€?HISTORY AND PRESENT SITUATION
  • FUTURE PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES IN EXPLOITATION OF HETEROSIS IN TOMATO
  • SUMMARY
  • Acknowledgments
  • REFERENCES
  • 5. Traditional and Enhanced Breeding for Quality Traits in Tomato
  • INTRODUCTION
  • GENETIC VARIABILITY AND INHERITANCE OF QUALITY ATTRIBUTES
  • TRADITIONAL BREEDING METHODS
  • ENHANCED BREEDING USING MOLECULAR MARKERS
  • CONCLUSION: ENHANCED TOMATO BREEDING THANKS TO THE BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENOMEREFERENCES
  • 6. Genetic Enhancement of Tomato Fruit Nutritive Value
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MICRONUTRIENTS
  • MACRONUTRIENTS
  • PHYTOANTINUTRIENTS AND ALLERGENS
  • BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
  • PERSPECTIVES
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
  • 7. Molecular Markers in Selection of Tomato Germplasm
  • AN OVERVIEW OF GENETIC MARKERS IN TOMATO
  • ISOZYMES AS TOMATO MOLECULAR MARKERS
  • TOMATO DNA MARKERS: THE EARLY YEARS
  • MOLECULAR MARKERS AND EXPANDING THE TOMATO GERMPLASM BASE
  • MOLECULAR MARKERS IN GENE CLONINGMOLECULAR MARKERS WITHIN SOLANACEAE FOR TOMATO IMPROVEMENT
  • MOLECULAR MARKER DRAWBACKS IN TOMATOES
  • FUTURE OF MOLECULAR MARKERS AND TOMATOES
  • SUMMARY
  • Acknowledgements
  • REFERENCES
  • 8. Molecular Genetics of Drought Resistance Response in Tomato and Related Species
  • DROUGHT AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE PHYSIOLOGY
  • GENETICS AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF Lycopersicon
  • DROUGHT-INDUCED CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION
  • ABA REGULATES SOME OF THE DROUGHT-INDUCED CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION

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