Current Technologies in Plant Molecular Breeding, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 A Guide Book of Plant Molecular Breeding for Researchers

Recent progress in biotechnology and genomics has expanded the plant breeders? horizon providing a molecular platform on the traditional plant breeding, which is now known as ?plant molecular breeding?. Although diverse technologies for molecular breeding have been developed and applied individually for plant genetic improvement, common use in routine breeding programs seems to be limited probably due to the complexity and incomplete understanding of the technologies. This book is intended to provide a guide for researchers or graduate students involved in plant molecular breeding by describing principles and application of recently developed technologies with actual case studies for practical use.

The nine topics covered in this book include the basics on genetic analysis of agronomic traits, methods of detecting QTLs, the application of molecular markers, genomics-assisted breeding including epigenomic issues, and genome-wide association studies. Identification methods of mutagenized plants, actual case studies for the isolation and functional studies of genes, the basics of gene transfer in major crops and the procedures for commercialization of GM crops are also described.

This book would be a valuable reference for plant molecular breeders and a cornerstone for the development of new technologies in plant molecular breeding for the future.

Chapter 1. Brief history and perspectives on plant breeding

Joohyun Lee, Joong Hyoun Chin, Sang Nag Ahn, and Hee-Jong Koh

Chapter 2. Methods for Developing Molecular Markers

Hee-Bum Yang, Won-Hee Kang, Seok-Hyun Nam, and Byoung-Cheorl Kang

Chapter 3. QTL Identification

Hyun Sook Lee, Sun-Goo Hwang, Cheol Seong Jang, and Sang Nag Ahn

Chapter 4. Marker-assisted breeding

Jae Bok Yoon, Soon-Wook Kwon, Tae-Ho Ham, Sunggil Kim, Michael J. Thomson, Sherry Lou Hechanova, Kshirod K. Jena, and Younghoon Park

Chapter 5. Genomics-assisted breeding

Ik-young Choi, Ho-Jun Cho, Gibum Yi, Jin Hoe Huh, and Tae-Jin Yang

Chapter 6. Concept of Genome-wide Association Studies

Chang-Yong Lee, Tae-Sung Kim, Sang-Hyup Lee, and Yong-Jin Park

Chapter 7. Identification of mutagenized plant populations

Geung-Joo Lee, Dong-Gwan Kim, Soon-Jae Kwon, Hong-Il Choi, and Dong Sub Kim

Chapter 8. Isolation and functional studies of genes

Mi-Ok Woo, Kesavan Markkandan, Nam-Chon Paek, Soon-Chun Jeong, Sang-Bong Choi, and Hak Soo Seo

Chapter 9. Plant transformation methods and applications

Young Hee Joung, Pil Son Choi, Suk-Yoon Kwon, and Chee Hark Harn

Dr. Hee-Jong Koh; Crop science and biotechnology, college of agriculture and life sciences (CALS), Seoul National University

Dr. Seok-Yoon Kwon; Plant systems and engineering research center, Division of biosystems research, Korea research institute of bioscience and biotechnology (KRIBB)

Dr. Michael Thomson; Plant breeding, genetics, and biotechnology division (PBGB), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Provides diverse plant breeding technologies for researchers or graduate students

Illustrates guides of plant molecular breeding by describing principles and applications from actual case studies

Covers the basic concepts of plant genetics to actual cases of the isolation and functional studies of genes

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras