Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques. The text Practical Plant Breeding focuses on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. First chapter contrasts the advances of practical applications of agricultural biotechnology with the divergent paths. Root traits and phenotyping strategies for plant improvement have been focused in second chapter. Third chapter deals with network candidate genes in breeding for drought tolerant crops. The aim of fourth chapter is to underline the importance of maintaining metabolite homeostasis during pollen development, in order to produce mature and fertile pollen under high temperature. Fifth chapter focuses on genetically-modified crops, organic agriculture and breeding for sustainability. Sixth chapter describes the development of a tractor-pulled multi-sensor phenotyping platform for small grain cereals with a focus on the technological development of the system. In seventh chapter, we review the current state of research in evolutionary plant breeding and concentrate on the ability of evolving plant populations to deal with stressful, variable, and unpredictable environments. Eighth chapter discusses how to structure an efficient organic wheat breeding program. Collaborative plant breeding for organic agricultural systems in developed countries has been focused in ninth chapter. In tenth chapter, we discuss how to manage phenol contents in crop plants by phytochemical farming and breeding. A sustainable response to feed a growing world population has been proposed in eleventh chapter. The assessment of genetic diversity in seed plants based on a uniform Π criterion has been investigated in twelfth chapter. In thirteenth chapter, we discuss on discovery and characterization of proteins associated with aflatoxin-resistance. Fourteenth chapter focuses on a participatory plant breeding (PPB) approach to developing organic seeds that might serve as a model for the types of socioeconomic reforms conducive to agricultural biodiversity. Fifteenth chapter provides practical guidelines on the key considerations when implementing genomic selection. The SRAP molecular marker technology in plant science has been proposed in last chapter.
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