Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 2 Vegetable Crops

Plant improvement has shifted its focus from yield, quality and disease resistance to factors that will enhance commerical export, such as early maturity, shelf life and better processing quality. Conventional plant breeding methods aiming at the improvement of a self-pollinating crop, such as wheat...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gosal, Satbir Singh (Editor), Wani, Shabir Hussain (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Major Paradigm Shifts in Potato Breeding
  • A Rapid Disease Resistance Breeding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
  • Improvement of Onion through Accelerated Approaches
  • Rapid Methods for Onion Breeding
  • Accelerated Improvement of Cole Vegetable Crops
  • Marker Assisted Selection in Pea Breeding
  • Efficient Methods for the Improvement of Temperate Root Vegetables
  • Rapid Methods of Improvement in Brinjal
  • Conventional and Contemporary Approaches to Enhance Efficiency in Breeding Chilli/Hot Pepper
  • Accelerated Breeding in Cucumber Using Genomic Approaches
  • Advances in Improvement of Pumpkin and Squashes
  • Accelerated Breeding in Okra
  • New Initiatives in Quick Bitter Guard Breeding
  • Principles and Techniques for Rapid Improvement of Muskmelon for Yield, Fruit Quality and Resistance to Biotic Stresses
  • Accelerated Breeding of Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] for Improved Yield and Pest Resistance
  • Recent Trends in Sweet Pepper Breeding
  • Index