Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 34Jules Janick Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant breeding and genetics covering horticultural, agronomic and forestry crops, incorporating both traditional and molecular methods. The contributions are authored by world authorities, anonymously reviewed, and edited by Professor Jules Janick of Purdue University, USA. The series is an indispensible resource for crop breeders, plant scientists, and teachers involved in crop improvement and genetic resources. |
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Volume 34 2 Strategies for Enhancing Grain Yield in Maize | 37 |
Volume 34 3 Quality Protein Maize Progress and Prospects | 83 |
Volume 34 4 Vegetative Phase Change in Maize Biotic Resistance and Agronomic Performance | 131 |
Volume 34 5 Plant Interspecific Hybridization Outcomes and Issues at the Intersection of Species | 161 |
Volume 34 6 DNABased Identification of Clonally Propagated Cultivars | 221 |
Volume 34 7 Designing MarkerAssisted Inbred Line Development Strategies Using Computer Simulation | 297 |
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Volume 34 Colour Plates | 379 |
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AFLP Agron agronomic alleles amino acid amplified analysis Appl associated Avena sativa backcrossing background selection bands barley breeders breeding programs cells chromosome CIMMYT clones common rust conventional maize Crop Sci crosses cultivar identification cultivars cycles defined difficult dry matter accumulation Duvick effects efficiency endosperm environments Euphytica field fingerprinting first genome genotypes germplasm grain yield grain-filling period haploid I.A. Browning inbred lines increase interspecific hybrids introgression Iowa ISSR K.I. Frey kernel number leaf maize hybrids mapping marker-assisted methods microsatellite modified molecular markers multiline multilocus mutations newer hybrids optimum plant density parental phenotypic photosynthesis plant breeding ploidy polymorphic polyploid population primer Proc production profiles progeny protoplast QPM hybrids quality protein maize RAPD recombination recurrent selection resistance retrotransposons seed sequence significant significantly simulation somatic hybrids species specific SSR markers studies target Theor Tollenaar variation vegetative phase change yield improvement