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Tropical palms, originally published in 1998, has been updated in 2010 to include the most recent information and developments regarding the conservation status and use of various tropical palm species. It describes many uses of the products derived from palms and provides updated references and sources of additional information. Palm products are considered both at the subsistence and commercial levels. Using this publication, readers will be able to asses the role of palms and their products within forest management, reforestation, agriculture and nature conservation activities.
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This open access book addresses a wide variety of events and technologies concerning the sago palm, ranging from its botanical characteristics, culture and use to social conditions in the places where it is grown, in order to provide a record of research findings and to benefit society. It discusses various subjects, including the sago palm and related species; differentiation of species of starch-producing palm; habitat, morphological, physiological and growth characteristics; culture and management; productivity of carbon dioxide; starch extraction and manufacture; characteristics and utilization of starch; and cultural anthropological and folkloristic aspects. Problems such as food shortages due to increasing populations, global warming and climate change, and decreasing reserves of oil and other underground resources, have become more pressing in recent years. In the context of these problems, the book examines the role of the sago palm in sustainable food production, in the manufacture of other foodstuffs, as a raw material for ethanol and in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics. In addition to academics, this book will be useful to researchers and government officials working for international agencies, national governments, municipalities, and other research organizations; technicians, researchers, managers, entrepreneurs, and others working in industries such as agriculture, plant production, food production, manufacturing, chemical engineering, energy production, and distribution.
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• Preface.- Part I: Leaves.-
• Chapter 1. Advances in Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Breeding Strategies (Laila Aldahak, Khaled F. M. Salem, Salih H. F. Al-Salim, and Jameel M. Al-Khayri).-
• Chapter 2. Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. var. pekinensis) Breeding: Application of Molecular Technology (Takumi Okamoto, Xiaochun Wei, Hasan Mehraj, Mohammad Rashed Hossain, Ayasha Akter, Naomi Miyaji, Yoshinobu Takada, Jong-In Park, Ryo Fujimoto, Ill-Sup Nou, and Masao Watanabe).-
• Chapter 3. Breeding Advances and Prospects in Rocket Salad (Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa Mill.) Cultivation (Pasquale Tripodi, Paula Santos Coelho, and Carla Guijarro-Real).-
• Chapter 4. Spring Onion (Allium fistulosum L.) Breeding Strategies (Fatimah Kayat, Ahmed Mahmood Ibrahim, and Arifullah Mohammed).-
• Chapter 5. Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) Breeding (Moumita Gangopadhyay, Anup Kumar Das, Subhendu Bandyopadyay, and Samanwita Das).-
• Chapter 6. Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Breeding (Mohammadreza Hassandokht, Sajad Jafari, and Raheleh Ebrahimi).- Part II: Flowerheads and Green Pods.-
• Chapter 7. Advances in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) Breeding, with Emphasis on India (Pritam Kalia and Shrawan Singh).-
• Chapter 8. Globe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.) Breeding (Fernando Lopez-Anido and Eugenia Martin).-
• Chapter 9. Breeding Strategies of Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) (Amal M.E. Abdel Hamid and Khaled F.M. Salem).-
• Chapter 10. Genetic Improvement of Yardlong Bean (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.) (Pidigam Saidaiah, Thuraga Vishnukiran, Someswar Rao Pandravada, Natarajan Sivaraj, Adimulam Srivani, Amarapalli Geetha, Nimmarajula Srinivas, and Venkateswaran Kamala).- Part III: Mushrooms.-
• Chapter 11. Enoki Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer) Breeding (Ved P. Sharma, Anupam Barh, Rakesh Kumar Bairwa, Sudheer K. Annepu, Babita Kumari and Shwet Kamal).-
• Chapter 12. Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Sing.) Breeding in China (Quanju Xiang, Bilal Adil, Qiang Chen, Yunfu Gu, Xianfu Zeng, and Xinzhu Li).- Part IV: Truffles.-
• Chapter 13. Desert Truffles (Terfezia spp.) Breeding (Asuncion Morte, Francisco Arenas, Jose E. Marques-Galvez, Alberto Andrino, Angel L. Guarnizo, Almudena Gutierrez, Luis Miguel Berna, Manuela Perez-Gilabert, Antonio Rodriguez, and Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas).-
• Chapter 14. Enhancing White Truffle (Tuber magnatum Picco and T. borchii Vittad.) Cultivation through Biotechnology Innovation (Alessandra Zambonelli, Mirco Iotti, Federico Puliga, and Ian R. Hall).
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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-increasing human population. The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods, augmenting traditional plant breeding, towards the improvement and development of new crop varieties, under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors, to achieve sustainable agricultural production and enhanced food security. Three volumes of the book series Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies were published in 2015, 2016 and 2018, respectively: Volume 1. Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools; Volume 2. Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits and Volume 3. Fruits. In 2019, the following four volumes were published: Volume 4. Nut and Beverage Crops, Volume 5. Cereals, Volume 6. Industrial and Food Crops and Volume 7. Legumes. In 2021, three volumes are being concurrently published: Volume 8. Vegetable Crops: Bulbs, Roots and Tubers, Volume 9. Vegetable Crops: Fruits and Young Shoots and Volume 10. Vegetable Crops: Leaves, Flowerheads, Green Pods, Mushrooms and Truffles. This Volume 10, subtitled Vegetable Crops: Leaves, Flowerheads, Green Pods, Mushrooms and Truffles, consists of 14 chapters focusing on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual vegetable crops. Chapters are arranged in 4 parts according to the edible vegetable parts. Part I: Leaves - Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. var. pekinensis), Rocket salad (Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa Mill.), Spring onion (Allium fistulosum L.), Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) and Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.); Pat II: Flowerheads and Green Pods - Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.), Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.), Garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) and Yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.); Part III: Mushrooms - Enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer) and Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Sing.); Part IV: Truffles - Desert truffles (Terfezia spp.) and White truffle (Tuber magnatum Picco and T. borchii Vittad.). Each chapter comprehensively reviews the contemporary literature on the subject and reflects the experiences of the authors. Chapters are written by internationally-reputable scientists and subjected to a review process to assure quality presentation and scientific accuracy. Each chapter begins with an introduction covering related backgrounds and provides in-depth discussion of the subject supported with high-quality color photos, illustrations and relevant data. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research directions, a comprehensive list of pertinent references to facilitate further reading, and appendixes of genetic resources and concerned research institutes. This book series is a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers and seed companies as well as consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture, particularly in modern breeding technologies. .
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• Preface.- Part I: Bulbs.-
• Chapter 1. Traditional and Novel Approaches in Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Breeding (Einat Shemesh-Mayer and Rina Kamenetsky Goldstein).-
• Chapter 2. Genetic Improvement of Leek (Allium ampeloprasum L.) (Fevziye Celebi-Toprak and Ali Ramazan Alan).-
• Chapter 3. Shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) Breeding (Haim D. Rabinowitch).- Part II: Roots.-
• Chapter 4. Molecular Breeding Strategies of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alefeld) (Farrag F.B. Abu-Ellail, Khaled F.M. Salem, Maysoun M. Saleh, Lina M. Alnaddaf, and Jameel M. Al-Khayri).-
• Chapter 5. Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Breeding (Philipp W. Simon).-
• Chapter 6. Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.) Breeding for the Future (Lauren H.K. Chappell and Adrian J. Dunford).-
• Chapter 7. Radish (Raphanus sativus L.): Breeding for Higher Yield, Better Quality and Wider Adaptability (Binod Kumar Singh).-
• Chapter 8. Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) Improvement with Next-generation Breeding Technology (Chiara De Lucchi, Enrico Biancardi, George Skaracis, Marco De Biaggi, Ourania Pavli, Samathmika Ravi, Claudia Chiodi, Chiara Broccanello, and Piergiorgio Stevanato).-
• Chapter 9. Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa L.) Breeding (Hesham S. Abdel-Razzak).- Part III: Tubers.-
• Chapter 10. Recent Advances in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Breeding (Emre Aksoy, Ufuk Demirel, Allahbakhsh Joiya, Muhammad Abu Bakar Zia, Muhammad Naeem Sattar, Faisal Saeed, Sevgi Caliskan, and Mehmet Emin Caliskan).-
• Chapter 11. Application of Genome Editing Tools to Accelerate Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Breeding (Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Naeem Sattar).-
• Chapter 12. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Breeding (Jolien Swanckaert, Dorcus Gemenet, Noelle L. Anglin, and Wolfgang Gruneberg).
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This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This Volume 8, subtitled Vegetable Crops: Bulbs, Roots and Tubers, consists of 12 chapters focusing on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual vegetable crops. Chapters are arranged in 3 parts according to the edible vegetable parts. Part I: Bulbs - Garlic (Allium sativum L.), Leek (Allium ampeloprasum L.) and Shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group); Part II: Roots - Beetroot (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alefeld), Carrot (Daucus carota L.), Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.), Radish (Raphanus sativus L.), Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.) and Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa L.), Part III: Tubers - Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas L.). The chapters were contributed by 38 internationally reputable scientists from 13 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience. .
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• Preface.- Part I: Fruits.-
• Chapter 1. Advances in Breeding Strategies of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.) (Jyoti Devi, Vidya Sagar, Vineet Kaswan, J.K. Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar, Gyan P. Mishra, R.K. Dubey, and Ravindra K. Verma).-
• Chapter 2. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Chili Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) and other Capsicum Species (Vanadan Jaiswal, Vijay Gahlaut, Nitin Kumar, and Nirala Ramchiary).-
• Chapter 3. Recent Advances in Breeding of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) (Pulipati Gangadhara Rao).-
• Chapter 4. Breeding of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) (A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Sumi Sarkar, and Farzana M. Era).-
• Chapter 5. Eggplant (Solanum melongena, S. aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon) Breeding (Mohamed Rakha, Jaime Prohens, Dalia Taher, Tien-hor Wu, and Svein O. Solberg).-
• Chapter 6. Breeding Strategies for Yield Gains in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) (Gyan P. Mishra, Tania Seth, Pradip Karmakar, Satish K. Sanwal, Vidya Sagar, Priti, Prabhakar M. Singh, and Bijendra Singh).-
• Chapter 7. Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Management with Emphasis on Cross River State in Nigeria (Godwin Michael Ubi and Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe).-
• Chapter 8. Breeding of Sweet Gourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.) (A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Sumi Sarkar, Kamrun N. Ruma, Marium Khatun, Farzana M. Era and Mohammad S. Raihan).-
• Chapter 9. Breeding of Melon (Cucumis melo L. Groups Dudaim and Flexuosus) (Forouzandeh Soltani).-
• Chapter 10. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Breeding Strategies for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses (Adel Rezk, Mohammad Abhary and Abdullah Akhkha).-
• Chapter 11. Disease Resistance Breeding with Genomic Tools in Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) (Giuseppe Andolfo, Ciro Gianmaria Amoroso, and Maria Raffaella Ercolano).- Part II: Young Shoots.-
• Chapter 12. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) Breeding (Roberto Moreno, Patricia Castro, Jose V. Die, and Juan Gil).
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This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This Volume 9, subtitled Vegetable Crops: Fruits and Young Shoots, consists of 12 chapters focusing on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual vegetable crops. Chapters are arranged in 2 parts according to the edible vegetable parts. Part I: Fruits - Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.), Chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.), Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.), Eggplant (Solanum spp.), Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.), Sweet gourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.), Melon (Cucumis melo L. Groups Dudaim and Flexuosus), Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) and Part II: Young shoots - Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.). The chapters were contributed by 43 internationally reputable scientists from 11 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience. .
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• Part 1: Biology and Phylogeny
• Chapter 1. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Biology and Utilization
• Chapter 2. Systematics and Evolution of the Genus Phoenix: Towards Understanding Date Palm Origins
• Chapter 3. A Brief History of the Origin of Domesticated Date Palms
• Part 2: Biodiversity and Molecular Identification
• Chapter 4. Genome Conformity of In Vitro Cultures of Date Palm
• Chapter 5. Date Palm Genetic Identification and Improvement Utilizing Molecular Markers and DNA Barcoding
• Chapter 6. DNA Fingerprinting of Date Palm Pollen Sources and their Relevance to Yield and Fruit Traits
• Chapter 7. Gender Determination of Date Palm
• Part 3: Genome Mapping and Bioinformatics
• Chapter 8. Whole Genome Mapping of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
• Chapter 9. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Chloroplast Genome
• Chapter 10. Comparative Analysis of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Mitochondrial Genomics
• Chapter 11. Date Palm Bioinformatics.

This book is the first volume of a comprehensive assemblage of contemporary knowledge relevant to genomics and other omics in date palm. Volume 1 consists of 11 chapters arranged in 3 parts grouped according to subject. Part I, Biology and Phylogeny, focuses on date palm biology, evolution and origin. Part II, Biodiversity and Molecular Identification, covers conformity of in vitro derived plants, molecular markers, barcoding, pollinizer genetics and gender determination. Part III, Genome Mapping and Bioinformatics, addresses genome mapping of nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA, in addition to a chapter on progress made in date palm bioinformatics. This volume represents the efforts of 30 international scientists from 10 countries and contains 78 figures and 30 tables to illustrate presented concepts. Volume 2 is published under the title: Omics and Molecular Breeding.

• Part 1: Nutritional and Pharmaceuticals Properties
• Chapter 1. Date Palm: Source of Foods, Sweets and Beverages
• Chapter 2. Date Palm Bioactive Compounds: Nutraceuticals, Functional Nutrients and Pharmaceuticals
• Chapter 3. Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles from Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
• Part 2: Omics Technologies
• Chapter 4. Omics Resources and Applications in Date Palm
• Chapter 5. Proteomic Insights of Date Palm Embryogenesis and Responses to Environmental Stress
• Chapter 6. Date Palm Metabolomics
• Part 3: Molecular Breeding and Genome Modification
• Chapter 7. Induced Mutagenesis in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Breeding
• Chapter 8. Date Palm Quantitative Trait Loci
• Chapter 9. CRISPR-Cas Based Precision Breeding in Date Palm: Future Applications
• Part 4: Genomics of Abiotic and Biotic Stress
• Chapter 10. Metagenomics of Beneficial Microbes in Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Date Palm
• Chapter 11. Genomics Approaches for Insect Control and Insecticide Resistance Development in Date Palm.

This book is the first comprehensive assemblage of contemporary knowledge relevant to genomics and other omics in date palm. Volume 2 consists of 11 chapters. Part I, Nutritional and Pharmaceuticals Properties, covers the utilization of date palm as an ingredient of various food products, a source of bioactive compounds and the production of nanomaterials. Part II, Omics Technologies, addresses omics resources, proteomics and metabolomics. Part III, Molecular Breeding and Genome Modification, focuses on genetic improvement technologies based on mutagenesis, quantitative traits loci and genome editing. Part IV, Genomics of Abiotic and Biotic Stress, covers metagenomics of beneficial microbes to enhance tolerance to abiotic stress and the various genomics advances as they apply to insect control. This volume represents the efforts of 34 international scientists from 12 countries and contains 65 figures and 19 tables to illustrate presented concepts. Volume 1 is published under the title: Phylogeny, Biodiversity and Mapping. .
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• Preface
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• 1. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Breeding; Essam Fathy El-Hashash, Karima Mohamed El-Absy
• 2. Fonio (Digitaria spp.) Breeding; Suleiman Dangana Abdul, Afam I.O. Jideani
• 3. Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gartn.) Breeding; Neelofar Mirza, Soma S. Marla
• 4. Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.): Potential of Smaller Millet for Future Breeding; Mangesh Pradip Moharil et al
• 5. Breeding of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.); Ashita Bisht et al
• 6. Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Breeding: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities; Dipak K. Santra et al
• 7. Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Breeding; Luz Rayda Gomez-Pando et al
• 8. Molecular Breeding Strategies for Genetic Improvement in Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Ritu Mahajan, Nisha Kapoor
• 9. Hybrid Breeding in Rye (Secale cereale L.); Thomas Miedaner, Friedrich Laidig
• 10. Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] Breeding; Solomon Chanyalew et al
• 11. Triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) Breeding; Mohamed Mergoum et al
• 12. CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genetic Improvement; Soleyman Dayani et al
• 13. Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) Breeding to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change; Pasquale De Vita, Francesca Taranto
• 14. Spelt Wheat [Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta (L.) Thell.] Breeding via In Vitro Androgenesis for Special Food Quality Parameters; János Pauk et al
• 15. Recent Advances in Wheat (Triticum spp.) Breeding; Amira M.I. Mourad et al
• Index.

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-increasing human population. The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods augmenting traditional plant breeding towards the improvement and development of new crop varieties, under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors, to achieve sustainable agricultural production and enhanced food security. In addition to developing improved crops for innovative industrial products such as pharmaceuticals and food additives, biofuels, oils and textiles. Three volumes of this book series were published in 2015, 2016 and 2018, respectively: Volume 1. Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools; Volume 2. Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits and Volume 3. Fruits. In 2019, the following four volumes are concurrently being published: Volume 4. Nut and Beverage Crops, Volume 5. Cereals, Volume 6. Industrial and Food Crops and Volume 7. Legumes. This Volume 5, subtitled Cereals, focuses on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual crops. It addresses important staple food crops including barley, fonio, finger millet, foxtail millet, pearl millet, proso millet, quinoa, rice, rye, tef, triticale and spelt wheat. Chapters are written by 60 internationally reputable scientists from 14 countries and subjected to a review process to assure quality presentation and scientific accuracy. Each chapter begins with an introduction covering related backgrounds and provides in-depth discussion of the subject supported with 138 high quality color figures, and relevant data in 78 tables. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research directions, appendixes of ge netic resources and concerned research institutes and a comprehensive list of pertinent references to facilitate further reading. This book series is a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers and seed companies as well as consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture, particularly in modern breeding technologies.

• Preface
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• 1. Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi) Breeding; Lixia Wang et al
• 2. Recent Advances in Breeding, Marker Assisted Selection and Genomics of Black Gram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper]; Farrukh Azeem et al
• 3. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cytogenetics, Genetic Diversity and Breeding; Aamir Raina et al
• 4. Cluster Bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] Breeding; Aravind Kumar Jukanti et al
• 5. Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Breeding; Oswalt R. Jimenez
• 6. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] Breeding; Ousmane Boukar et al
• 7. Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Breeding; Xuxiao Zong et al
• 8. Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus L. Sweet): Genetics, Breeding and Genomics; Panichayil V. Vaijayanthi et al
• 9. Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Diversity, Cytogenetics and Breeding; Rafiul Amin Laskar et al
• 10. Mung Bean (Vigna radiate (L.) R. Wilczek) Breeding; Jungmin Ha, Suk-Ha Lee
• 11. Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.): An Ideal Crop for Sustainable Agriculture; Rachit K. Saxena et al
• 12. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Breeding: History, Improvement, Production and Future Opportunities; Edwin J. Anderson et al.

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-increasing human population. The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods augmenting traditional plant breeding towards the improvement and development of new crop varieties, under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors, to achieve sustainable agricultural production and enhanced food security. In addition to developing improved crops for innovative industrial products such as pharmaceuticals and food additives, biofuels, oils and textiles. Three volumes of this book series were published in 2015, 2016 and 2018, respectively: Volume 1. Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools; Volume 2. Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits and Volume 3. Fruits. In 2019, the following four volumes are concurrently being published: Volume 4. Nut and Beverage Crops, Volume 5. Cereals, Volume 6. Industrial and Food Crops and Volume 7. Legumes. This Volume 7, subtitled Legumes, focuses on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual legume crops. Included in this volume are Adzuki bean, Black gram, Chickpea Cluster bean, Common bean, Cowpea, Faba bean, Hyacinth bean, Lentil, Mung bean, Pigeonpea and Soybean. Chapters are written by 57 internationally reputable scientists from 9 countries and subjected to a review process to assure quality presentation and scientific accuracy. Each chapter begins with an introduction covering related backgrounds and provides in-depth discussion of the subject supported with 81 high quality color figures, and relevant data in 47 tables. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future research directions, appendixes of genetic resources and concerned research institutes and a comprehensive list of pertinent references to facilitate further reading. This book series is a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers and seed companies as well as consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture, particularly in modern breeding technologies.

• Preface.- About the Editors.- Contributors.- Part I. Nut Crops.- 1. Almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) D.A. Webb] Breeding
• Pedro J. Martinez-Garcia et al.- 2. Genetic Diversity and Breeding of Argan Tree (Argania spinosa L. Skeels)
• Naima Ait Aabd et al.- 3. Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excels Bonpl.) Breeding
• Aisy Botega Baldoni et al.- 4. Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Breeding Strategies
• Suvalaxmi Palei et al.- 5. Chestnut (Castanea spp. Miller) Breeding
• J. Hill Craddock, M. Taylor Perkins.- 6. Hazelnut (Corylus spp.) Breeding
• Roberto Botta et al.- 7. Macadamia (Macadamia spp.) Breeding
• Bruce L. Topp et al.- 8. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Breeding
• Saikat Gantait et al.- 9. Advances in Edible Pine Nut Trees (Pinus spp.) Breeding Strategies
• Hanguo Zhang, Zhen Zhang.- 10. Pistachio (Pistacia spp.) Breeding
• Abdollatif Sheikhi et al.- 11. Advances in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Breeding Strategies
• Kourosh Vahdati et al.- Part II. Beverage Crops.- 12. Genetic Resources and Breeding of Coffee (Coffeea spp.)
• Manoj K. Mishra.- 13. Advances in Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] Breeding
• Mahasen A.B. Ranatunga.- Index.
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This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This Volume 4, subtitled Nut and Beverage Crops, focuses on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual plantation crops. Included in Part I, eleven important nut species recognized for their economical and nutritional importance including Almond, Argan, Brazil nut, Cashew nut, Chestnut, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Peanut, Pine nut, Pistachio and Walnut. Part II covers two popular beverage species, coffee and tea. This volume is contributed by 53 internationally reputable scientists from 13 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.
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• Preface.- About the Editors.- Contributors.- Part I. Industrial Crops.- 1. Genetics and Breeding of Tropical Acacias for Forest Products: Acacia mangium, A. auriculiformis and A. crassicarpa
• Arif Nirsatmanto, Sri Sunarti.- 2. Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Breeding Strategies
• Saeed Rauf et al.- 3. CRISPR/Cas9: A New Genome Editing Tool to Accelerate Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Breeding
• Muhammad N. Sattar et al.- 4. Jute (Corchorus spp.) Breeding
• Liwu Zhang et al.- 5. Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud) Genetic Improvement
• Pratik Satya et al.- 6. Genetic Improvement of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray): An Alternative Rubber Crop
• Hussein Abdel-Haleem et al.- 7. Biotechnological Advances in Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) Breeding
• Sankaran Sobha et al.- 8. Genetics and Breeding of Jojoba [Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider]
• Mohamed M.A. Khairi.- 9. Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Genomics and Breeding
• Frank M. You et al.- 10. Breeding Strategies to Improve Production of Agave (Agave spp.)
• Kelly M. Monja-Mio et al.- 11. Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.): Breeding and Genomics
• Shriram J. Mirajkar et al.- Part II. Food Crops.- 12. Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) Breeding
• Frances Bekele, Wilbert Phillips-Mora.- 13. Oil Palm (Elaeis spp.) Breeding in Malaysia
• Fadila Ahmad Malike et al.- 14. Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Breeding
• Pooran Golkar, Somayeh Karimi.- 15. Advances in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Breeding
• Swapan K. Tripathy et al.- 16. Breeding Strategies for Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Genetic Improvement
• Saeed Rauf.- 17. Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Breeding: Opportunities and Challenges
• Majid Shokrpour.- 18. Vanilla (Vanilla spp.) Breeding
• Alan H. Chambers.- Index. .
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This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This is Vol 6, subtitled Industrial and Food Crops, which consists of two parts. Included in Part I are 11 industrial plant species utilized as sources of raw materials for the production of industrial products including pulp and wood crops (acacia), fiber (cotton, jute and ramie), rubber (guayule and rubber tree), oil (jojoba and flax), biofuels and pharmaceutical (agave) and sugar source (sugarcane). Part II covers 7 food plants selected for their utilization in food industries for the production of chocolate (cacao), cooking oil (oil palm, safflower, sesame and sunflower) and natural flavors and aroma (saffron and vanilla). This volume is contributed by 60 internationally reputable scientists from 14 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience. .
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• Preface.- List of Contributors.- Part I. Temperate Fruits.- 1. Apple (Malus spp.) Breeding: Present and Future
• S. Pereira-Lorenzo et al.- 2. Cherry Breeding: Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) and Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L.)
• L. Dondini et al.- 3. Mulberry (Morus spp.) Breeding for Higher Fruit Production
• K. Vijayan et al.- 4. Pear (Pyrus spp.) Breeding
• G.J. da Silva et al.- 5. Plum (Prunus spp.) Breeding
• T. Milosevic, N. Milosevic.- 6. Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) Breeding
• S. Kafkas et al.- Part II. Subtropical Fruits.- 8. Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Breeding
• M.A. Mazri.- 9. Improvement of Fig (Ficus carica L.) by Conventional Breeding and Biotechnology
• F. Aljane et al.- 10. Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) Breeding
• Z. Hanley.- 11. Citrus Genetics and Breeding
• J. Cuenca et al.- 12. Advanced Innovative Tools in Lemon (Citrus limon L.) Breeding
• I. Polat.- 13. Mandarin (Citrus reticulate Blanco) Breeding
• M. Usman, B. Fatima.- 14. Strategies for Olive (Olea eurpaea L.) Breeding: Cultivated Genetic Resources and Crossbreeding
• L. Rallo et al.- 15. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Breeding
• D. Holland, I. Bar-Ya'akov.- Part III. Tropical Fruits.- 16. Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Crops in the Annonaceae Family: Annona spp. and Asimina spp.
• J. Lora et al.- 17. Breeding of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.): The Tree of Life
• Y. Yang et al.- 18. Advances in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Breeding
• J.M. Al-Khayri et al.- 19. Breeding of Garcinia spp.
• H.N. Murthy et al.- 20. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Breeding
• I.S.E. Bally, N.L. Dillon.- 21. Genetic Improvement of Papaya (Carica papaya L.)
• F. Karambu Rimberia et al.- 22. Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Breeding
• C.B. Moreno Cerquiera-Silva et al.- 23. Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Crops in the Sapindaceae Family: Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.)
• J. Lora et al.- Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding for the production of new crop varieties, under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors, to achieve sustainable agricultural production and enhanced food security. Two volumes of Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies were published in 2015 and 2016, respectively; Volume 1: Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools and Volume 2: Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits. This is Volume 3: Fruits, which is focused on advances in breeding strategies for the improvement of individual fruit crops. It consists of 23 chapters grouped into three parts, according to distribution classification of fruit trees: Part I, Temperate Fruits, Part II, Subtropical Fruits, and Part III, Tropical Fruits. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors' own experience. .
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• Cultivar-dependent direct organogenesis of date palm from shoot tip explants / Larbi Abahmane
• NAA-induced direct organogenesis from female immature inflorescence explants of date palm / Hussam S.M. Khierallah, Saleh M. Bader, and Makki A. Al-Khafaji
• Direct organogenesis from immature female inflorescence of date palm by gradual reduction of 2,4-D concentration / Ezz El-Din G. Gadalla
• Optimized direct organogenesis from shoot tip explants of date palm / Rehab Sidky
• Direct organogenesis and indirect somatic embryogenesis by in vitro reversion of mature female floral buds to a vegetative state / Eman M.M. Zayed
• Enhanced indirect somatic embryogenesis of date palm using low levels of seawater / Rania A. Taha
• Enhanced indirect somatic embryogenesis from shoot-tip explants of date palm by gradual reductions of 2,4-D concentration / Zeinab E. Zayed
• Indirect somatic embryogenesis from mature inflorescence explants of date palm / Ali M. Al-Ali, Chien-Ying Ko, Sultan A. Al-Sulaiman, Sami O. Al-Otaibi, Abd Ulmoneem H. Al-Khamees, and Megahed H. Ammar
• Indirect somatic embryogenesis of date palm using juvenile leaf explants and low 2,4-D concentration / Lotfi Fki, Walid Kriaa, Ameni Nasri, Emna Baklouti, Olfa Chkir, Raja B. Masmoudi, Alain Rival, and Noureddine Drira
• Desiccation-enhanced maturation and germination of date palm somatic embryos derived from cell suspension culture / Nazim Boufis, Khayreddine Titouh, and Lakhdar Khelifi
• Desiccation and cold hardening of date palm somatic embryos improve germination / Hussein J. Shareef
• Histological evidence of indirect somatic embryogenesis from immature female date palm inflorescences / Eman M.M. Zayed and Ola H. Abdelbar
• Histological analysis of the developmental stages of direct somatic embryogenesis induced from in vitro leaf explants of date palm / Ola H. Abdelbar --- Identifying and controlling contamination of date palm tissue cultures / Abeer H.I. Abdel-Karim
• Controlling hyperhydricity in date palm in vitro culture by reduced concentration of nitrate nutrients / Maiada M. El-Dawayati and Zeinab E. Zayed
• Improvement of in vitro date palm plantlet acclimatization rate with kinetin and hoagland solution / Mona M. Hassan
• Plant regeneration from somatic embryogenic suspension cultures of date palm / Mansour A. Abohatem, Yazid Bakil, and Mohmmed Baaziz
• Synchronization of somatic embryogenesis in date palm suspension culture using abscisic acid / Hussain A. Alwael, Poornananda M. Naik, and Jameel M. Al-Khayri
• Microcalli Induction in protoplasts isolated from embryogenic callus of date palm / Khayreddine Titouh, Nazim Boufis, and Lakhdar Khelifi
• Temporary immersion system for date palm micropropagation / Ahmed Othmani, Chokri Bayoudh, Amel Sellemi, and Noureddine Drira
• Plantform bioreactor for mass micropropagation of date palm / Abdulminam H.A. Almusawi, Abdullah J. Sayegh, Ansam M.S. Alshanaw, and John L. Griffis Jr
• Genetic transformation of date palm via microprojectile bombardment / Mousa Mousavi, Amir Mousavi, Ali A. Habashi, Kazem Arzani, Bahareh Dehsara, and Mohsen Brajeh
• Microprojectile bombardment transformation of date palm using the insecticidal cholesterol oxidase (ChoA) gene / Mai A. Allam and Mahmoud M. Saker
• Transient GUS gene expression in date palm fruit using agroinjection transformation technique / Mohei El-Din M. Solliman, Hebaallah A. Mohasseb, Abdullatif A. Al-Khateeb, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, and Suliman A. Al-Khateeb
• Bioreactor steroid production and analysis of date palm embryogenic callus / Sherif El-Sharabasy and Maiada El-Dawayati
• Extraction and estimation of secondary metabolites from date palm cell suspension cultures / Poornananda M. Naik and Jameel M. Al-Khayri
• In vitro assessment of abiotic stress in date palm : salinity and drought / Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Poornananda M. Naik, and Hussain A. Alwael.

This two-volume book is a valuable resource to students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers, consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture or plant sciences particularly in date palm biotechnology. Date Palm Biotechnology Protocols, Volume 1: Tissue Culture and Applications is comprised of 27 chapters covering adventitious organogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, contamination, hyperhydricity, acclimatization, cell suspension, protoplast and bioreactors, genetic transformation secondary metabolites, and abiotic stress. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Date Palm Biotechnology Protocols, Volume 1: Tissue Culture and Applications aims to supplement the previous volume and to provide precise stepwise protocols in the field of date palm biotechnology.
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• Part I Germplasm In Vitro Conservation
• 1
• Storage and Viability Assessment of Date Palm Pollen Maryam, Muhammad J. Jaskani, and Summar A. Naqvi
• 2
• In Vitro Conservation of Date Palm Tissue Cultures Shawky A. Bekheet
• 3
• Cryopreservation of Date Palm Pro-embryonic Masses Using the D Cryo-Plate Technique Mohammad Salma and Florent Engelmann
• 4
• In Vitro Cryopreservation of Date Palm Caulogenic Meristems Lotfi Fki, Olfa Chkir, Walid Kriaa, Ameni Nasri, Emna Baklouti, Raja B. Masmoudi, Alain Rival, oureddine Drira, and Bart Panis
• 5
• In Vitro Conservation of Date Palm Shoot-Tip Explants and Callus Cultures under Minimal-Growth Conditions Maiada M. El-Dawayati
• 6
• In Vitro Conservation of Date Palm Somatic Embryos Using Growth Retardant Conditions Mona M. Hassan
• 7
• Encapsulation of Date Palm Somatic Embryos: Synthetic Seeds Shawky A. Bekheet
• Part II Molecular Analysis of In Vitro Cultures
• 8
• Evaluation of Clonal Fidelity of Micropropagated Date Palm by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Arpan Modi, Bhavesh Gajera, Naraynan Subhash, and Nitish Kumar
• 9
• Molecular Identification of Fungal Contamination in Date Palm Tissue Cultures Mohammed H. Abass
• Part III Genetic Diversity and Cultivar Identity
• 10
• Genetic Diversity Analysis of Date Palm Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) Mahesh K. Mahatma, Vishal S. Srivashtav, and Sanjay Jha
• 11
• Date Palm Genetic Diversity Analysis Using Microsatellite Polymorphism Hussam S.M. Khierallah, Saleh M. Bader, Alladin Hamwieh, and Michael Baum
• 12
• Assessing Date Palm Genetic Diversity Using Different Molecular Markers Mohamed A.M. Atia, Mahmoud M. Sakr, and Sami S. Adawy
• 13
• Molecular Analysis of Date Palm Genetic Diversity Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR) Sherif F. El Sharabasy and Khaled A. Soliman
• 14
• Determining Phylogenetic Relationships among Date Palm Cultivars Using Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR) Markers Nadia Haider
• 15
• Genotyping and Molecular Identification of Date Palm Cultivars Using Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) Markers Basim M. Ayesh
• 16
• Molecular Identification of Date Palm Cultivars Using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers Nasser S. Al-Khalifah and A.E. Shanavaskhan
• Part IV Gender Identification
• 17
• Early Sex Identification in Date Palm by Male Specific Sequence-Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) markers Pushpa Kharb and Charu Mitra
• 18
• Gender Identification in Date Palm Using Molecular Markers Faisal S. Awan, Maryam, Muhammad J. Jaskani, and Bushra Sadia
• 19
• Development of Sex-Specific PCR-based Markers in Date Palm Mohamed A.M. Atia, Mahmoud M. Sakr, Morad M. Mokhtar, and Sami S. Adawy
• 20
• Date Palm Sex Differentiation Based on Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Mohamed A.M. Atia, Sami S. Adawy, and Hanaiya A. El-Itriby
• Part V Genomics
• 21
• Characterization and Amplification of Gene-Based Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) Markers in Date Palm Yongli Zhao, Manjunath Keremane, Channapatna S. Prakash, and Guohao He
• 22
• Mitochondrial Molecular Markers for Resistance to Bayoud Disease in Date Palm Amgad A. Saleh, Anwar H. Sharafaddin, Mahmoud H. El_Komy, Yasser E. Ibrahim, Younis K. Hamad, and Younis Y. Molan
• 23
• Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) in Date Palm Sulieman A. Al-Faifi, Hussein M. Migdadi, Salem S. Algamdi, Mohammad Altaf Khan, Rashid S. Al-Obeed, Megahed H. Ammar, and Jerenj Jakse
• 24
• Development of Genomic Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) by Enrichment Libraries in Date Palm Sulieman A. Al-Faifi, Hussein M. Migdadi, Salem S. Algamdi, Mohammad Altaf Khan, Rashid S. Al-Obeed, Megahed H. Ammar, and Jerenj Jakse
• 25
• MicroRNA Expression in Multistage Date Fruit Development Wanfei Liu, Chengqi Xin, Jun Yu, and Hasan Awad Aljohi
• Part VI Proteomics
• 26
• Proteome of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Date Palm Haddad A. El Rabey
• 27
• Proteomics of Development and Germination of Date Palm Zygotic Embryos Besma Sghaier-Hammami, Noureddine Drira, and Jesus V. Jorrin-Novo
• 28
• Date Fruit Proteomics during Development and Ripening Stages Claudius Marondedze.
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This two-volume book is a valuable resource to students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers, consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture or plant sciences particularly in date palm biotechnology. Chapters in Date Palm Biotechnology Protocols: Volume 2: Germplasm Conservation and Molecular Breeding guides readers through methods and protocols on germplasm in vitro conservation, molecular analysis of in vitro cultures, genetic diversity, cultivar identity, gender identification, genomics, and proteomics. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Authoritative and practical, Date Palm Biotechnology Protocols: Volume 2: Germplasm Conservation and Molecular Breeding aims to supplement the previous volume and to provide precise stepwise protocols in the field of date palm biotechnology.
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• Sustainable Agriculture and Plant Breeding / Dinesh Narayan Bharadwaj
• Breeding Crop Plants for Improved Human Nutrition Through Biofortification: Progress and Prospects / Prakash I. Gangashetty, Babu N. Motagi, Ramachandra Pavan, and Mallikarjun B. Roodagi
• Role of Genomics in Enhancing Nutrition Content of Cereals / Mehanathan Muthamilarasan and Manoj Prasad
• Molecular Farming Using Transgenic Approaches / Ramandeep Kaur Jhinjer, Leela Verma, Shabir Hussain Wani, and Satbir Singh Gosal
• Forages: Ecology, Breeding Objectives and Procedures / Saeed Rauf, Dorota Sienkiewicz-Paderewska, Dariusz P. Malinowski, M. Mubashar Hussain, Imtiaz Akram Khan Niazi, and Maria Kausar
• Breeding vis-à-vis Genomics of Tropical Tree Crops / Padmanabhan M. Priyadarshan Coconut Breeding in India / Raman V. Nair, B.A. Jerard, and Regi J. Thomas Molecular Breeding to Improve Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stresses
• Gundimeda J.N. Rao, Janga N. Reddy, Mukund Variar, and Anumalla Mahender Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Marker for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants / Ratan S. Telem, Shabir H. Wani, Naorem Brajendra Singh, Raghunath Sadhukhan, and Nirmal Mandal Transgenic Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants / Shabir Hussain Wani, Saroj Kumar Sah, Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Vinay Kumar, and Sena M. Balachandran
• Breeding Strategies to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Crops / Saeed Rauf, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Maria Zaharieva, Philippe Monneveux, and Farghama Khalil
• Breeding Strategies for Enhanced Plant Tolerance to Heat Stress / Viola Devasirvatham, Daniel K.Y. Tan, and Richard M. Trethowan
• QTLs for Genetic Improvement Under Global Climate Changes / Ramón Molina-Bravo and Alejandro Zamora-Meléndez
• Genotype x Environment Interaction Implication: A Case Study of Durum Wheat Breeding in Iran / Reza Mohammadi and Ahmed Amri
• Breeding Strategies for Improving Plant Resistance to Diseases / Thomas Miedaner
• Breeding and Genetics of Resistance to Fusarium Wilt in Melon / Ali Oumouloud and José M. Álvarez
• Viral, Fungal and Bacterial Disease Resistance in Transgenic Plants / Vinod Saharan, Devendra Jain, Sunil Pareek, Ajay Pal, R.V. Kumaraswamy, Sarita Kumari Jakhar, and Manvendra Singh
• Current Status of Bacillus thuringiensis: Insecticidal Crystal Proteins and Transgenic Crops / Devendra Jain, Vinod Saharan, and Sunil Pareek.

Plant breeders and geneticists are under constant pressure to sustain 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-increasing human population. The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods augmenting traditional plant breeding towards the development of new crop varieties under different environmental conditions to achieve sustainable food production. The book consists of two volumes. This is volume 2 which contains 18 chapters highlighting breeding strategies for specific plant traits including improved nutritional and pharmaceutical properties as well as enhanced tolerance to insects, diseases, drought, salinity and temperature extremes expected under predicted global climate change. Chapters addressing these topics are grouped into four parts: Part I, Sustainability, Nutrition and Pharmaceuticals; Part II, Forage and Tree Traits; Part III, Abiotic Stress Tolerance; and Part IV, Biotic Stress Resistance. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers and seed companies as well as consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture, particularly in modern breeding technologies.

• Part I. Genetic Resource Utilization and Conservation.- 1. Plant Domestication and Utilization: The Case of the Pampa Biome
• Mercedes Rivas, Federico Condon.- 2. Decentralized Collaborative Plant Breeding for Utilization and Conservation of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Genetic Resources
• Alberto Camacho-Henriquez et al.- 3. Plant Cryopreservation for Biotechnology and Breeding
• Elena Popova et al.- 4. Mutants as a Genetic Resource for Future Crop Improvement
• Mohd Gulfishan et al.- Part II. Breeding Strategies.- 5. Conventional Plant Breeding Principles and Techniques
• George Acquaah.- 6. Applying Epigenetics in Plant Breeding: Balancing Genome Stability and Phenotypic Plasticity
• Estelle Jaligot, Alain Rival.- 7. Progress and Perspectives of Distant Heterosis in Rice
• Deming Jin, Tondi Yacouba Nassirou.- 8. Forward and Reverse Genetics in Crop Breeding
• Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak, Bradley J. Till.- 9. Doubled Haploid Breeding in Cereals
• D. Gavin Humphreys, Ron E. Knox.- Part III. In Vitro Culture and Transgenic Approaches.- 10. Applications of In Vitro Techniques in Plant Breeding
• Zul Zulkarnain et al.- 11. Induced Mutations in Plant Breeding
• H. Dayton Wilde.- 12. Alternative to Transgenesis: Cisgenesis and Intragenesis
• Ankita Singh et al.- 13. Transgenic Pyramiding for Crop Improvement--Bingliang Wan.- 14. RNAi Technology: A Potential Tool in Plant Breeding
• Mohammad Abhary, Adel Rezk.- Part IV. Molecular Breeding.- 15. Molecular Marker-Assisted Breeding: A Plant Breeder's Review
• Guo-Liang Jiang.- 16. Mutant-Based Reverse Genetics for Functional Genomics of Non-Model Crops
• Toyoaki Anai.- 17. Prospects of Functional Genomics in Sugarcane
• Ram Kushal Singh, Sujeet Pratap Singh.- 18. Potentials of Proteomics in Crop Breeding
• Aayudh Das.- 19. Utilization of Diverse Sequencing Panels for Future Plant Breeding
• Aysen Yumurtaci.- 20. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Tools and Impact in Plant Breeding
• Vinay K. Singh et al.- 21. Molecular Breeding for Genetic Improvement of Cotton (Gossypium spp.)
• N. Manikanda Boopathi et al.- Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods augmenting traditional plant breeding towards the development of new crop varieties under different environmental conditions to achieve sustainable food production. This book consists of two volumes: Volume 1 subtitled Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools and Volume 2 subtitled Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits. This is Volume 1 which consists of 21 chapters covering domestication and germplasm utilization, conventional breeding techniques and the role of biotechnology. In addition to various biotechnological applications in plant breeding, it includes functional genomics, mutations and methods of detection, and molecular markers. In vitro techniques and their applications in plant breeding are discussed with an emphasis on embryo rescue, somatic cell hybridization and somaclonal variation. Other chapters cover haploid breeding, transgenics, cryogenics and bioinformatics.
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• 1. Introduction and Date Production Status and Prospects in Africa and the Americas
• 2. Biodiversity, Genetic Diversity and Genetic Resources of Date Palm
• Part I
• Africa3. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Egypt
• 4. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Algeria
• 5. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Sudan
• 6. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Tunisia
• 7. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Libya
• 8. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Morocco
• 9. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Mauritania
• 10. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Sub-Sahelian African Countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal and Somalia
• 11. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Niger
• 12. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Cameroon
• 13. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Djibouti
• Part II Americas
• 14. Date Palm Status and Perspective in United States of America
• 15. Date Palm Status and Perspective in South American Countries: Chile and Peru
• Appendixes
• Index.

This important reference book provides a comprehensive assessment of date palm genetic resources and utilization in individual date-producing countries worldwide. The book is published in two volumes; each consists of 15 chapters written by prominent scientists of each country and supported with color illustrations and tabulated data. Volume 1 addresses date-producing countries within Africa and the Americas; whereas, Volume 2 pertains to countries in Asia and Europe. This volume presents the current status and prospects of date palm cultivation in the African and American continents. The African countries included are: Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon, Djibouti, and the Sahelian African countries of Chad, Mali, Somalia, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Senegal. In the Americas, the countries covered are the United States, Chile and Peru. Topics discussed in each chapter include cultivation practices, genetic resources and conservation, plant tissue culture, cultivar identification, cultivar descriptions, date production and marketing, processing and novel products and concludes with recommendations for further development. This volume ends with six appendixes presenting available information on each of the above-mentioned countries pertaining to cultivar descriptions and distribution, commercial sources of dates, offshoots and in vitro plants and research institutes and scientific societies concerned with date palm research and production. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers, consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture particularly in date palm industry. Readers can derive great benefit from the adoption of the policies and practices discussed to enhance production and expand industrialization of traditional and potentially new date products.

• 1. Introduction and Date Production Prospects and Problems in Asia and Europe
• Part I Asia
• 2. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Iran
• 3. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Saudi Arabia
• 4. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Iraq
• 5. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Pakistan
• 6. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Oman
• 7. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Yemen
• 8. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Israel
• 9. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Kuwait
• 10. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Qatar
• 11. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Bahrain
• 12. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Syria
• 13. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Palestine
• 14. Date Palm Status and Perspective in India
• Part II Europe
• 15. Date Palm Status and Perspective in Spain
• Appendixes
• Index.

This important reference book provides a comprehensive assessment of date palm genetic resources and utilization in individual date-producing countries worldwide. The book is published in two volumes; each consists of 15 chapters written by prominent scientists of each country and supported with color illustrations and tabulated data. Volume 1 addresses date-producing countries within Africa and the Americas; whereas, Volume 2 pertains to countries in Asia and Europe. This volume presents the current status and prospects of date palm cultivation in the Asian and European continents. The Asian countries included are: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Oman, Yemen, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Syria, Palestine and India. Europe is represented by Spain. Topics discussed in each chapter include cultivation practices, genetic resources and conservation, plant tissue culture, cultivar identification, cultivar descriptions, date production and marketing, processing and novel products and concludes with recommendations for further development. This volume ends with appendixes presenting available information on each of the above-mentioned countries pertaining to cultivar descriptions and distribution, commercial sources of dates, offshoots and in vitro plants and research institutes and scientific societies concerned with date palm research and production. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, scientists, commercial producers, consultants and policymakers interested in agriculture particularly in date palm industry. Readers can derive great benefit from the adoption of policies and practices discussed to enhance production and expand industrialization of traditional and potentially new date products.