This multi-authored book provides a comprehensive review of citrus breeding, including relevant genetics, molecular biology and biotechnology. Topics discussed include origin and Taxonomy, hybridization and see procedures, triploid breeding, mutation breeding, selection for fruit traits, tree characters and disease resistant, rootstock breeding, soil adaptation, nucellar embryony, cytogenetics, mapping, gene cloning, chromosome transfer technology, haploidy, flow cytometry and somaclonal variation.
Researchers in horticulture, plant breeding and biotechnology.
Citrus Breeding: Introduction and Objectives, I Khan and W J Kender, University of Florida, USA
A Comprehesive Citrus Genetic Improvement Program, F G Gmitter Jr, J W Grosser, W S Castle and G A Moore, all at University of Florida, USA
Origin and Taxonomy, E Nicolosi, University of Catania, Italy
Germplasm Resource, R R Krueger, USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Respository for Citrus and Dates, California, USA and L Navarro, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Spain
Nuceller Embryony, J L Kepiro and M L. Roose, University of California, USA
Cytogenetics, M J Jaskani and I Khan, both at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Haploidy, M A Germanà, Università degli Studi di Pelermo, Italy
Seedlessness and Ploidy Manipulations,
P Ollitrault, Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Montpellier France,
F Luro and Y Froelicher, both at SRA, INRA/CIRAD, San Nicolao, France and
M Yamamoto, Kagoshima University, Japan
Somaclonal Variation , J W Grosser,
X X Deng and R M Goodrich, all at University of Florida, USA
Somatic Hybridization, P Ollitrault, Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Montpellier France, W Guo, Hauzhong Agricultural University, China and J W Grooser, University of Florida, USA
Single Chromosome Transfer, E S Louzada, Texas A&M University, USA
The authors, many of the world's leading experts, have aimed their current, detailed , well-documented and well-referenced contribuitions at practicing professionals. Who will find this a valauble reference. CHOICE, Aug 2008