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The incorporation of haploids in breeding programs is one of the latest techniques used for crop improvement. The present volume comprises 30 chapters by international experts and informs on the methods involved, such as in vitro production of haploids by culture of anthers, studies of pollen embryogenesis, genetic analysis of haploids. It also discusses the genetic stability of haploid cell cultures as well as the practical importance of haploids in breeding for the release of new varieties. Results of experiments with wheat, barley, maize, rice, rubber, poplar, apple, litchi, Digitalis, Hyoscyamus, Arabidopsis, asparagus, sugarbeet, cabbage, pepper, carrot, strawberry, Gerbera, sunflower, tomato, alfalfa, winged bean, sugarcane, and Solanum are presented.

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Author:   Y. P. S. Bajaj
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   1990 ed.
Volume:   12
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.860kg
ISBN:  

9783540507987

ISBN 10:   3540507981
Pages:   549
Publication Date:   19 July 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Induction of Haploids, Pollen Embryogenesis, Ultrastructure, and Genetic Stability.- I.1 In Vitro Production of Haploids and Their Use in Cell Genetics and Plant Breeding.- I.2 Environmental and Genetical Aspects of Pollen Embryogenesis.- I.3 Ultrastructure Of Pollen Embryogenesis.- I.4 Genetic Stability in Haploid Cell Cultures.- Cereals.- II.1 Wheat (Triticum aestivum): In Vitro Production and Utilization of Doubled Haploids.- II.2 Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.): Anther Culture and the Production of Haploids.- 7 II.3 Maize (Zea mays L.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- II.4 Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Guan 18 - an Improved Variety Through Anther Culture.- Trees.- 9 III.1 Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- III.2 Poplars (Populus spp.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- III.3 Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.): In Vitro lnduction of Androgenesis.- III.4 Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.): In Vitro Production of Haploid Plants.- Medicinal Plants.- IV. 1 Digitalis spp.: In Vitro Production of Haploids.- IV.2 Hyoscyamus spp.: Anther Culture Studies.- Vegetables, Fruits, Miscellaneous.- V.1 Arabidopsis thaliana (L.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- V.2 Asparagus Anther Culture and Field Trials of Dihaploids and F1 Hybrids.- V.3 Sugarbeet (Beta vulgari L.): In Vitro Induction of Haploids.- V.4 Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitala) and Brussels Sprout (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- V.5 Pepper (Capsicum spp.): In Vitro Induction of Haploids.- V.6 Carrot (Daucus carota L.): In Vitro Production of Haploids and Field Trials.- V.7 Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- V.8 Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolus ex Hook: In Vitro Production of Haploids.- V.9 Sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- V.l0 Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.): Anther Culture and Induction of Androgenesis.- V.11 Alfalfa (Medicago spp.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- V.12 Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L. TPt6): Culture of Excised Anthers and Unfertilized Ovules.- V.13 Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.): Anther Culture Studies.- V.14 Wild Tomato (Solanum carolinense L.): Anther Culture and the Induction of Haploids.- V.15 Wild Potato (Solanum chacoense Bitt.): In Vitro Production of Haploids.- Solanum phureja: Anther Cultureand the Induction of Haploids in a Cultivated Diploid Potato Species.

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