George Acquaah is Dean at Bowie State University. He is the author of four critically acclaimed textbooks, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious USDA Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the Millennium Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the US.

“This is an excellent textbook for students and teachers of plant breeding."  (Expl Agric, 1 January 2013)

• Preface, ixAcknowledgements, xiIndustry highlights boxes, xiiiIndustry highlights boxes: authors, xvSection 1 Overview and historical perspectives, 11 Introduction, 32 History of plant breeding, 22Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles, 413 Introduction to concepts of population genetics, 434 Introduction to quantitative genetics, 63Section 3 Reproductive systems, 955 Introduction to reproduction and autogamy, 976 Allogamy, 1217 Hybridization, 1318 Clonal propagation and in vitro culture, 146Section 4 Germplasm for breeding, 1719 Variation: types, origin and scale, 17310 Plant domestication, 18511 Plant genetic resources, 199Section 5 Breeding objectives, 22712 Yield and morphological traits, 22913 Quality traits, 24614 Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests, 26015 Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses, 280Section 6 Selection methods, 30116 Breeding self-pollinated species, 30317 Breeding cross-pollinated species, 33718 Breeding hybrid cultivars, 35519 Breeding clonally propagated species, 374Section 7 Molecular breeding, 38320 Molecular markers, 38521 Mapping of genes, 40222 Marker assisted selection, 42423 Mutagenesis in plant breeding, 43624 Polyploidy in plant breeding, 45225 Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics, 470Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding, 48926 Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release, 49127 Seed certification and commercial seed release, 51128 Regulatory and legal issues, 52329 Value-driven concepts and social concerns, 54330 International plant breeding efforts, 556Section 9 Breeding selected crops, 57531 Breeding wheat, 57732 Breeding corn, 59133 Breeding rice, 60634 Breeding sorghum, 61735 Breeding soybean, 62936 Breeding peanut, 63937 Breeding potato, 64738 Breeding cotton, 65739 Breeding tomato, 66740 Breeding cucumber, 67941 Breeding roses, 682Supplementary chapters: review of genetic statistical principles, 6891 Plant cellular organization and genetic structure: an overview, 6912 Common statistical methods in plant breeding, 707Glossary of terms, 726Appendix 1: Conversion rates, 731Index, 732

George Acquaah is Dean at Bowie State University. He is the author of four critically acclaimed textbooks, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious USDA Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the Millennium Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the US.

“This is an excellent textbook for students and teachers of plant breeding."  (Expl Agric, 1 January 2013)

• Preface, ixAcknowledgements, xiIndustry highlights boxes, xiiiIndustry highlights boxes: authors, xvSection 1 Overview and historical perspectives, 11 Introduction, 32 History of plant breeding, 22Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles, 413 Introduction to concepts of population genetics, 434 Introduction to quantitative genetics, 63Section 3 Reproductive systems, 955 Introduction to reproduction and autogamy, 976 Allogamy, 1217 Hybridization, 1318 Clonal propagation and in vitro culture, 146Section 4 Germplasm for breeding, 1719 Variation: types, origin and scale, 17310 Plant domestication, 18511 Plant genetic resources, 199Section 5 Breeding objectives, 22712 Yield and morphological traits, 22913 Quality traits, 24614 Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests, 26015 Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses, 280Section 6 Selection methods, 30116 Breeding self-pollinated species, 30317 Breeding cross-pollinated species, 33718 Breeding hybrid cultivars, 35519 Breeding clonally propagated species, 374Section 7 Molecular breeding, 38320 Molecular markers, 38521 Mapping of genes, 40222 Marker assisted selection, 42423 Mutagenesis in plant breeding, 43624 Polyploidy in plant breeding, 45225 Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics, 470Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding, 48926 Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release, 49127 Seed certification and commercial seed release, 51128 Regulatory and legal issues, 52329 Value-driven concepts and social concerns, 54330 International plant breeding efforts, 556Section 9 Breeding selected crops, 57531 Breeding wheat, 57732 Breeding corn, 59133 Breeding rice, 60634 Breeding sorghum, 61735 Breeding soybean, 62936 Breeding peanut, 63937 Breeding potato, 64738 Breeding cotton, 65739 Breeding tomato, 66740 Breeding cucumber, 67941 Breeding roses, 682Supplementary chapters: review of genetic statistical principles, 6891 Plant cellular organization and genetic structure: an overview, 6912 Common statistical methods in plant breeding, 707Glossary of terms, 726Appendix 1: Conversion rates, 731Index, 732

George Acquaah is Dean at Bowie State University. He is the author of four critically acclaimed textbooks, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious USDA Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the Millennium Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the US.

“This is an excellent textbook for students and teachers of plant breeding."  (Expl Agric, 1 January 2013)

• Preface, ixAcknowledgements, xiIndustry highlights boxes, xiiiIndustry highlights boxes: authors, xvSection 1 Overview and historical perspectives, 11 Introduction, 32 History of plant breeding, 22Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles, 413 Introduction to concepts of population genetics, 434 Introduction to quantitative genetics, 63Section 3 Reproductive systems, 955 Introduction to reproduction and autogamy, 976 Allogamy, 1217 Hybridization, 1318 Clonal propagation and in vitro culture, 146Section 4 Germplasm for breeding, 1719 Variation: types, origin and scale, 17310 Plant domestication, 18511 Plant genetic resources, 199Section 5 Breeding objectives, 22712 Yield and morphological traits, 22913 Quality traits, 24614 Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests, 26015 Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses, 280Section 6 Selection methods, 30116 Breeding self-pollinated species, 30317 Breeding cross-pollinated species, 33718 Breeding hybrid cultivars, 35519 Breeding clonally propagated species, 374Section 7 Molecular breeding, 38320 Molecular markers, 38521 Mapping of genes, 40222 Marker assisted selection, 42423 Mutagenesis in plant breeding, 43624 Polyploidy in plant breeding, 45225 Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics, 470Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding, 48926 Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release, 49127 Seed certification and commercial seed release, 51128 Regulatory and legal issues, 52329 Value-driven concepts and social concerns, 54330 International plant breeding efforts, 556Section 9 Breeding selected crops, 57531 Breeding wheat, 57732 Breeding corn, 59133 Breeding rice, 60634 Breeding sorghum, 61735 Breeding soybean, 62936 Breeding peanut, 63937 Breeding potato, 64738 Breeding cotton, 65739 Breeding tomato, 66740 Breeding cucumber, 67941 Breeding roses, 682Supplementary chapters: review of genetic statistical principles, 6891 Plant cellular organization and genetic structure: an overview, 6912 Common statistical methods in plant breeding, 707Glossary of terms, 726Appendix 1: Conversion rates, 731Index, 732