Advances in breeding techniques for cereal crops

Contributions by Prof. Wolfgang Friedt, Dr Wei Zhang, Prof. Xiwen Cai, Dr Matthew Haas, Dr Martin Mascher, Dr Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Dr W. Tadesse, Dr S. Tawkaz, Dr M. Baum, Dr Benjamin Wittkop, Dr László Csélènyi, Dr Timm Bernhard, Dr Willem S. Molenaar, Prof. Albrecht E. Melchinger, Dr Philipp H. G. Boeven, Dr C. Friedrich H. Longin, Prof. Thomas Miedaner, Dr Peer Wilde, Dr Andreas Hund, Dr Lukas Kronenberg, Dr Jonas Anderegg, Dr Kang Yu, Dr Achim Walter, Dr Matthew Reynolds, Dr Francisco Pinto, Dr Carly Schramm, Dr Yuri Shavrukov, Dr Peter Anderson, Dr Akhylbek Kurishbaev, Dr Satyvaldy Jatayev, Dr Jan Bettgenhaeuser, Dr Simon G. Krattinger, Prof. Roberto Tuberosa, Dr Marco Maccaferri, Dr Silvio Salvi, Dr Boby Mathew, Dr Mikko J. Sillanpää, Prof. Jens Léon, Dr Andreas Maurer, Prof. Klaus Pillen, Dr Susanne Dreisigacker, Dr Ernesto Igartua, Dr Carlos P. Cantalapiedra, Dr Ana M. Casas, Dr Patrick Thorwarth, Dr Jochen Kumlehn, Dr Stefan Hiekel, Dr Nagaveni Budhagatapalli Edited by Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Wolfgang Friedt

Publication date:

28 June 2019

Length of book:

612 pages

Publisher

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Dimensions:

229x152mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781786762443

This book provides a comprehensive review of advances in breeding techniques for cereals such as wheat, barley maize and rye.

Part 1 discusses ways of better exploiting genetic diversity through techniques such as trait introgression. Parts 2-3 then summarise developments in the use of doubled haploids and hybrid breeding methods. Parts 4-5 review advances in high throughput phenotyping and its use in identifying markers for breeding using techniques such as genome-wide association studies and nested association mapping.

Part 1 Exploiting genetic diversity
1.Alien introgression and breeding of synthetic wheat: Wei Zhang and Xiwen Cai, North Dakota State University, USA;
2.Use of the secondary gene pool of barley in breeding improved varieties: Matthew Haas, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany; and Martin Mascher, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany;
3.Marker-assisted trait introgression for wheat breeding & research: Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco; and Alison Bentley, The John Bingham Laboratory, NIAB, UK;

Part 2 Doubled haploids
4.Doubled haploid production in wheat: W. Tadesse, M. Sanchez-Garcia, S. Tawkaz and M. Baum, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco;
5.Doubled haploid (DH) production for barley: Benjamin Wittkop, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany; László Csélènyi, Saatzucht W. von Borries-Eckendorf, Germany;
6.Production of doubled haploid lines for hybrid breeding in maize: Willem S. Molenaar and Albrecht E. Melchinger, University of Hohenheim, Germany;

Part 3 Hybrid breeding
7.Prerequisites, procedures and potential of hybrid breeding in wheat: Philipp H. G. Boeven and C. Friedrich H. Longin, University of Hohenheim, Germany;
8.Challenges and developments in hybrid breeding in barley: Timm Bernhard, Wolfgang Friedt and Benjamin Wittkop, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany;
9.Selection strategies in hybrid rye with special consideration of fungal disease resistances: Thomas Miedaner, University of Hohenheim, Germany; and Peer Wilde, KWS Lochow GmbH, Germany;

Part 4 High throughput phenotyping, genetic markers and QTL mapping
10.Non-invasive field phenotyping of cereal development: Andreas Hund, Lukas Kronenberg and Jonas Anderegg, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Kang Yu, KU Leuven, Belgium; and Achim Walter, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;
11.Theory and application of phenotyping in wheat for different target environments: Matthew Reynolds and Francisco Pinto, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico;
12.Development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for cereal breeding and crop research: current methods and future prospects: Carly Schramm, Yuri Shavrukov and Peter Anderson, Flinders University, Australia; and Akhylbek Kurishbaev and Satyvaldy Jatayev, S. Seifullin Kazakh AgroTechnical University, Kazahkstan;
13.Mapping and isolation of major resistance genes in cereals: Jan Bettgenhauser and Simon G. Krattinger, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia;
14.Leveraging the QTLome to enhance climate change resilience in cereals: Roberto Tuberosa, Marco Maccaferri and Silvio Salvi, University of Bologna, Italy;
15.Advances in statistical methods to handle large data sets for genome-wide association mapping in crop breeding: Boby Mathew, University of Bonn, Germany; Mikko J. Sillanpää, University of Oulu, Finland; and Jens Léon, University of Bonn, Germany;
16.Nested association mapping in barley to identify extractable trait genes: Andreas Maurer and Klaus Pillen, Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg, Germany;

Part 5 Genome-wide association studies and genomic selection
17.Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in wheat: Susanne Dreisigacker, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico;
18.Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in barley: Ernesto Igartua, Carlos P. Cantalapiedra and Ana M. Casas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain;
19.Genomic prediction in cereals: advantages and drawbacks: Patrick Thorwarth, University of Hohenheim, Germany;
20.Site-directed genome modification in barley and wheat: Jochen Kumlehn, Stefan Hiekel and Nagaveni Budhagatapalli, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany;

“This book provides an excellent resource since it brings together leading experts in both the development and application of new technologies. It provides the reader with an authoritative explanation of the technologies and a critical assessment of their implementation in cereal improvement.”
Professor Peter Langridge, University of Adelaide, Australia; Chair of the Scientific Board of the Wheat Initiative