| Description |
1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Intro -- QTL Mapping in Crop Improvement: Present Progress and Future Perspectives -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Recent advances in molecular marker technology for QTL mapping in plants -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Advances in marker developments -- 2.1. Sequence-based markers -- 2.2. Next-generation molecular marker technologies -- 3. Trait associations and QTL mapping -- 3.1. Mapping populations -- 3.2. Statistical tools used in QTL mapping -- 3.3. Bulk segregant analysis: Rapid approach for quantitative trait mapping -- 3.4. Advanced approaches for QTL mapping |
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3.5. QTL mapping using high-throughput marker genotyping -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: A statistical perspective of gene set analysis with trait-specific QTL in molecular crop breeding -- 1. Background -- 2. Structure of gene set analysis -- 2.1. Units of gene set analysis -- 2.2. Hypotheses in gene set analysis -- 2.3. Sampling models in gene set analysis -- 2.3.1. Subject sampling model -- 2.3.2. Gene sampling model -- 3. GSA approaches for high-throughput GE studies -- 4. Statistical approach for gene set analysis with QTLs |
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4.1. Illustration of performance of the GSAQ approach -- 4.2. Distribution of NQhits statistic -- 4.3. Gene sets analysis with QTLs -- 4.4. Performance analysis of gene set selection methods based on GSAQ -- 5. Statistical perspectives of GSAQ -- 6. Limitations and future challenges of GSA -- 6.1. Biological annotation challenges -- 6.2. Methodological challenges -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3: Crop improvement againstColletotrichum truncatum using molecular breeding approaches -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Genus Colletotrichum -- 3. The biotrophy-necrotrophy switch |
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4. Colletotrichum truncatum -- 4.1. Infection mode -- 4.2. Genome -- 4.3. Host specificity -- 4.4. Molecular basis for host-pathogen interaction -- 4.5. Genetics and genomics of host plant resistance -- 5. Soybean anthracnose -- 6. Conclusion and future prospects -- References -- Chapter 4: Molecular breeding for drought and heat stress in maize: Revisiting the progress and achievements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Effects of drought and heat stress and plant response -- 3. Molecular breeding -- 3.1. QTL mapping: Approach and progress -- 3.1.1. Drought stress tolerance -- 3.1.2. Heat stress tolerance |
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3.2. Genome wide association studies/association mapping -- 3.3. Genomic selection -- 4. Conclusion and future perspectives -- References -- Chapter 5: Molecular breeding for improving yield in maize: Recent advances and future perspectives -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Molecular breeding -- 3. Why to use MB? -- 4. Molecular breeding for grain yield: Key considerations -- 5. Molecular breeding for yield improvement: Broad outlines -- 6. Molecular breeding schemes -- 6.1. Marker-assisted backcross breeding -- 6.1.1. Selection for gene/QTL of interest -- 6.1.2. Minimizing linkage drag |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6.1.3. Selection for the RP |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wang, Dechung
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Pratap Singh, Gyanendra
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| ISBN |
9780323902854 |
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0323902855 |
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