Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant Breeding - 9781789240214

Quantitative Genetics, Genomics and Plant BreedingAuthor(s): Manjit Kang, Nourollah Ahmadi, Meike S Anderson, Robyn Anderson, Paolo Annicchiarico, Vivi N Arief, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Surinder S Banga, Jrme Bartholom, Kaye E Basford\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: CABI Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: CABI Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781789240214, 978-1789240214\nSynopsis\nSince the first edition of this book was published in 2002, the field of quantitative genetics, genomics and breeding has changed markedly. In response, only four chapters have been updated for this new edition, and the remaining 16 chapters are entirely new. This book presents state-of-the-art, authoritative chapters on contemporary issues in the broad areas of quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding. Section 1 (Chapters 2 to 12) emphasizes the application of genomics, and genome and epigenome editing techniques, in plant breeding; bioinformatics; quantitative trait loci mapping; and the latest approaches of .