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Table Of Contents:
Contributors ix
1. Dedication: Major M. Goodman: Maize Geneticist and Breeder 1

James B. Holland and Paul T. Nelson

I. Biographical Sketch 2

II. Scientific Achievements 4

III. Service to Humankind 16

IV. Mentor and Colleague 17

V. Publications of Major Goodman 19

Literature Cited 27
2. Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals Through Breeding and Transgenic Interventions 31

Sangam Dwivedi, Hari Upadhyaya, Prasanta Subudhi, Chris Gehring, Vladimir Bajic, and Rodomiro Ortiz

Abbreviations 32

I. Introduction 33

II. Natural Genetic Variations and Trait-Based Breeding 36

III. Enhancing Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses Through Breeding and Transgenic Intervention 65

IV. Outlook 90

Acknowledgments 92

Literature Cited 93
3. Verticillium Wilt in Solanaceous Crops 115

Yarixin Gao, Thomas A. Zitter, and Richard E. Veilleux

I. Introduction 116

II. Causal Pathogen 117

III. Host Plant Resistance 122

IV. Disease Management 125

V. Breeding Resistant Cultivars 127

Acknowledgments 136

Literature Cited 136
4. Marker-Assisted Selection as a Component of Conventional Plant Breeding 145

P.K. Gupta, Jitendra Kumar, R.R. Mir, and Ajay Kumar

Abbreviations 146

I. Introduction 147

II. Selection of Traits for MAS 150

III. Nature of QTL 154

IV. Choice of Markers for MAS 157

V. Marker-Trait Associations 159

VI. Theoretical Considerations for Successful MAS 164

VII. Different Breeding Schemes Involving MAS 169

VIII. Simultaneous QTL Detection and MAS (AB-QTL and Wapping-As-You-Go" Approaches) 183

IX. Gene Pyramiding 184

X. MAS in Combination With Phenotypic Selection 190

XI. Economics of MAS 191

XII. Improved Germplasm and Cultivars Using MAS 194

XIII. Limitations and Future Possibilities 196

XIV. Conclusions 198

Literature Cited 199
5. Marker-Assisted Gene Pyramiding for Cultivar Development 219

Guoyou Ye and Kevin F. Smith

Abbreviations 220

I. Introduction 220

II. General Principles 222

III. Process of Designing a Marker-Based Gene-Pyramiding Strategy 226

IV. Guidelines for Designing an Efficient Gene-Pyramiding Strategy 229

V. Main Factors Affects Gene Pyramiding 232

VI. Successful Applications of Gene Pyramiding in Practice 235

VII. Integrating Gene Discovery, Validation, and Pyramiding 244

VIII. Summary and Prospects 249

Literature Cited 252
6. Legume Genomics and Breeding 257

Rajeev K. Varshney, Mahendar Thundi, Greg D. May, and Scott A. Jackson

I. Introduction 258

II. Constraints in Crop Production 261

III. Genomic Resources in Legumes 266

IV. Trait Mapping and Marker-Assisted Selection 279

V. Summary and Prospects 286

Acknowledgments 287

Literature Cited 287
7. Breeding American Chestnuts for Blight Resistance 305

Lisa M. Worthen, Keith E. Woeste, and Charles H. Michler

I. Introduction 306

II. Chestnut Genetics 307

III. Chestnut Blight 309

IV. Blight-Resistance Breeding 311

V. Population Genetics of Hybrid Chestnut Reintroduction 314

VI. Conclusion 331

Literature Cited 333
Subject Index 341
Cumulative Subject Index 343
Cumulative Contributor Index 363