Jules Janick obtained his PhD in Plant Genetics and Breeding and is a Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.

• Contributors viii1. Dedication: Fredrick A. Bliss Teacher, Researcher, and Director of Plant Breeding 1Thomas C. Osborn2. Sugarcane Improvement through Breeding and Biotechnology 15Ray Ming, Paul H. Moore, Kuo-Kao Wu, Angélique D’Hont, Jean C. Glaszmann, Thomas L. Tew, T. Erik Mirkov, Jorge da Silva, John Jifon, Mamta Rai, Raymond J. Schnell, Stevens M. Brumbley, Prakash Lakshmanan, Jack C. Comstock, and Andrew H. PatersonI. Introduction 18II. Sugarcane Breeding 20III. Sugarcane Improvement Through Biotechnology 57Literature Cited 1003. Breeding for Resistance to Maize Foliar Pathogens 119Richard C. Pratt and Stuart G. GordonI. Introduction 121II. Diseases Incited by Fungal Pathogens 125III. Diseases Incited by Viral Pathogens 142IV. Diseases Incited by Bacterial Pathogens 156V. Summary 159Literature Cited 1624. Synteny in the Rosaceae 175Pere Arús, Toshiya Yamamoto, Elisabeth Dirlewanger, and Albert G. AbbottI. Introduction 176II. Genetic Maps in the Main Rosaceae Species 177III. Map Comparisons 191IV. Other Genetic Resources of Interest for Map Comparison 202V. Future Prospects 203Literature Cited 2055. Genetic Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Cucurbits 213Yi-Hong Wang, Ralph A. Dean, and Tarek JoobeurI. Introduction 214II. Classic Genetic Maps 215III. Molecular Genetic Maps 216IV. Gene Tagging 219V. QTL Mapping 226VI. Molecular Breeding 233VII. Gene Cloning 235VIII. Cucurbit Genomics 236IX. Future Prospects 237Literature Cited 2396. Breeding Douglas-Fir 245Glenn T. Howe, Keith Jayawickrama, Marilyn Cherry, G. R. Johnson, and Nicholas C. WheelerI. Abbreviations 246II. Introduction 247III. Distinctive Characteristics of Forest Trees 249IV. Douglas-Fir: The Species 251V. Factors That Influence Douglas-Fir Breeding 254VI. Breeding Goals and Objectives 279VII. Overview of Tree Breeding Methods 286VIII. Breeding Programs 289IX. Breeding and Testing Methods 296X. Production of Improved Materials for Reforestation 319XI. Biotechnology 331XII. Gene Conservation 337XIII. Acknowledgments 339Literature Cited 339Subject Index 354Cumulative Subject Index 355Cumulative Contributor Index 371

Jules Janick obtained his PhD in Plant Genetics and Breeding and is a Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University.

• Contributors viii1. Dedication: Fredrick A. Bliss Teacher, Researcher, and Director of Plant Breeding 1Thomas C. Osborn2. Sugarcane Improvement through Breeding and Biotechnology 15Ray Ming, Paul H. Moore, Kuo-Kao Wu, Angélique D’Hont, Jean C. Glaszmann, Thomas L. Tew, T. Erik Mirkov, Jorge da Silva, John Jifon, Mamta Rai, Raymond J. Schnell, Stevens M. Brumbley, Prakash Lakshmanan, Jack C. Comstock, and Andrew H. PatersonI. Introduction 18II. Sugarcane Breeding 20III. Sugarcane Improvement Through Biotechnology 57Literature Cited 1003. Breeding for Resistance to Maize Foliar Pathogens 119Richard C. Pratt and Stuart G. GordonI. Introduction 121II. Diseases Incited by Fungal Pathogens 125III. Diseases Incited by Viral Pathogens 142IV. Diseases Incited by Bacterial Pathogens 156V. Summary 159Literature Cited 1624. Synteny in the Rosaceae 175Pere Arús, Toshiya Yamamoto, Elisabeth Dirlewanger, and Albert G. AbbottI. Introduction 176II. Genetic Maps in the Main Rosaceae Species 177III. Map Comparisons 191IV. Other Genetic Resources of Interest for Map Comparison 202V. Future Prospects 203Literature Cited 2055. Genetic Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Cucurbits 213Yi-Hong Wang, Ralph A. Dean, and Tarek JoobeurI. Introduction 214II. Classic Genetic Maps 215III. Molecular Genetic Maps 216IV. Gene Tagging 219V. QTL Mapping 226VI. Molecular Breeding 233VII. Gene Cloning 235VIII. Cucurbit Genomics 236IX. Future Prospects 237Literature Cited 2396. Breeding Douglas-Fir 245Glenn T. Howe, Keith Jayawickrama, Marilyn Cherry, G. R. Johnson, and Nicholas C. WheelerI. Abbreviations 246II. Introduction 247III. Distinctive Characteristics of Forest Trees 249IV. Douglas-Fir: The Species 251V. Factors That Influence Douglas-Fir Breeding 254VI. Breeding Goals and Objectives 279VII. Overview of Tree Breeding Methods 286VIII. Breeding Programs 289IX. Breeding and Testing Methods 296X. Production of Improved Materials for Reforestation 319XI. Biotechnology 331XII. Gene Conservation 337XIII. Acknowledgments 339Literature Cited 339Subject Index 354Cumulative Subject Index 355Cumulative Contributor Index 371