Ebook: Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, Dallas, Texas, and Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.A., May, 18–22, 2003

Forage and turf are the backbone of sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. The fast-paced advancement of cellular and molecular biology provides novel methods to accelerate or complement conventional breeding efforts. This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development in applications of molecular techniques for the improvement of forage grasses, forage legumes and turf grasses. Detailed accounts and future opportunities in molecular breeding of forage and turf, from gene discovery to development of improved cultivars, are described in the book. Almost all relevant areas are explored in detail, including tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; flowering control; plant-symbiont relations; breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare; molecular markers; transgenics; bioinformatics; population genetics; genomics of the model legume M. truncatula; field testing and risk assessment as well as intellectual property rights. This book will be of interest to researchers in both academia and industry who are involved in forage and turf improvement. It will be especially important to breeders, molecular biologists, geneticists, physiologists and agronomists.

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Forage and turf are the backbone of sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. The fast-paced advancement of cellular and molecular biology provides novel methods to accelerate or complement conventional breeding efforts. This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development in applications of molecular techniques for the improvement of forage grasses, forage legumes and turf grasses. Detailed accounts and future opportunities in molecular breeding of forage and turf, from gene discovery to development of improved cultivars, are described in the book. Almost all relevant areas are explored in detail, including tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; flowering control; plant-symbiont relations; breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare; molecular markers; transgenics; bioinformatics; population genetics; genomics of the model legume M. truncatula; field testing and risk assessment as well as intellectual property rights. This book will be of interest to researchers in both academia and industry who are involved in forage and turf improvement. It will be especially important to breeders, molecular biologists, geneticists, physiologists and agronomists.

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Forage and turf are the backbone of sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. The fast-paced advancement of cellular and molecular biology provides novel methods to accelerate or complement conventional breeding efforts. This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development in applications of molecular techniques for the improvement of forage grasses, forage legumes and turf grasses. Detailed accounts and future opportunities in molecular breeding of forage and turf, from gene discovery to development of improved cultivars, are described in the book. Almost all relevant areas are explored in detail, including tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; flowering control; plant-symbiont relations; breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare; molecular markers; transgenics; bioinformatics; population genetics; genomics of the model legume M. truncatula; field testing and risk assessment as well as intellectual property rights. This book will be of interest to researchers in both academia and industry who are involved in forage and turf improvement. It will be especially important to breeders, molecular biologists, geneticists, physiologists and agronomists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Molecular Improvement of Forages — from Genomics to GMOs....Pages 1-19
Molecular Breeding and Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Biotic Stress....Pages 21-35
QTL Mapping of Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Ryegrass, and Synteny-based Comparison with Rice Blast Resistance Genes in Rice....Pages 37-46
Differential Gene Expression in Bermudagrass Associated with Resistance to a Fungal Pathogen....Pages 47-52
Molecular Breeding and Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress....Pages 53-59
Application of AFLP and GISH Techniques for Identification of Festuca Chromosome Segments Conferring Winter Hardiness in a Lolium perenne ? Festuca pratensis Population....Pages 61-80
A Functional Genomics Approach for Identification of Heat Tolerance Genes in Tall Fescue....Pages 81-86
Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping of Winter Hardiness Metabolites in Autotetraploid Alfalfa (M. sativa)....Pages 87-96
Molecular Genetics and Modification of Flowering and Reproductive Development....Pages 97-104
Functional Analysis of the Perennial Ryegrass — Epichloe Endophyte Interaction....Pages 105-126
Gene Discovery and Microarray-Based Transcriptome Analysis in Grass Endophytes....Pages 127-131
Molecular Breeding for Animal, Human and Environmental Welfare....Pages 133-144
Improving Forage Quality of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea) by Genetic Manipulation of Lignin Biosynthesis....Pages 145-153
Cloning of Red Clover and Alfalfa Polyphenol Oxidase Genes and Expression of Active Enzymes in Transgenic Alfalfa....Pages 155-164
Molecular Marker-Based Genetic Analysis of Pasture and Turf Grasses....Pages 165-180
EST-SSRs for Genetic Mapping in Alfalfa....Pages 181-188
Controlling Transgene Escape in Genetically Modified Grasses....Pages 189-195
Comparison of Transgene Expression Stability after Agrobacterium-mediated or Biolistic Gene Transfer into Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)....Pages 197-238
Bioinformatics: Bringing Data to a Usable Form for Breeders....Pages 239-243
Data Integration and Target Selection for Medicago Genomics....Pages 245-254
Population and Quantitative Genetic Aspects of Molecular Breeding....Pages 255-260
AFLP-marker Analyses of Genetic Structure in Nordic Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) — Tracing the Origin of Norwegian Cultivars and Local Populations....Pages 261-274
Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis of Genetic Structure Within White Clover Populations....Pages 275-288
Dissection of Heterosis in Alfalfa Hybrids....Pages 289-302
From Models to Crops: Integrated Medicago Genomics for Alfalfa Improvement....Pages 303-308
Sequencing Gene Rich Regions of Medicago truncatula, a Model Legume....Pages 309-314
Agricultural Biotechnology and Environmental Risks: A Program Perspective....Pages 315-324
Field Evaluation of Transgenic White Clover with AMV Immunity and Development of Elite Transgenic Germplasm....Pages 325-332
Field Evaluation and Risk Assessment of Transgenic Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea) Plants....Pages 333-344
Protecting Plant Inventions....Pages 345-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-366
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