Jules Janick is James Troop Distinguished Professor in Horticulture within the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

• Contributors ix 1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication 1Giora SimchenI. Early Days 2II. Genetic Relationships among Related Plant Species 3III. Domestication of Crops and Fruit Trees 4IV. The Scientific Approach and Methodology of Daniel Zohary 6V. The Book 7VI. Awards, Honors, and Recognition 8VII. Personality 9Literature Cited and Selected Publications of Daniel Zohary 102. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding 17María F. Álvarez, Teresa Mosquera, and Matthew W. BlairI. Introduction 19II. Advantages of Association Mapping Approaches 20III. Methods of Association Genetics 26IV. Examples of Association Mapping 34V. Software for Data Analysis 46VI. Association Mapping Compared with Linkage Mapping 48VII. Genome-Wide Selection and Genomic Selection 52VIII. Outlook 54Acknowledgments 57Literature Cited 573. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to Its Environment 69Ray A. Bressan, Jian-Kang Zhu, Michael J. Van Oosten, Albino Maggio, Hans J. Bohnert, and Viswanathan ChinnusamyI. Introduction 71II. Historical Perspective and Conceptual Framework 72III. Epigenetics 80IV. Epigenetic Memory 90V. Sex, Epigenetics, and the Genome 93VI. Adaptation is a Form of Development 102VII. Evolution: The Engine of Ideas 108Acknowledgments 121Literature Cited 1214. Peanut Improvement for Human Health 143Sangam Dwivedi, Naveen Puppala, Soheila Maleki, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Rodomiro OrtizI. Introduction 146II. Genetic Variability for Nutritional Traits 149III. Peanut Allergens 153IV. Predicting Seed Quality and Allergens 156V. Genetic and Molecular Bases of High Oleate Trait 159VI. Sequencing the Peanut Genome and Implications in Breeding 159VII. Transgene(s) to Produce Nutrient-Dense and Toxin and Allergen-Free Peanuts 161VIII. Breeding Opportunities 165IX. Outlook 169Acknowledgments 171Literature Cited 1715. Rice Breeding in Latin America 187César P. Martínez, Edgar A. Torres, Marc Chatel, Gloria Mosquera, Jorge Duitama, Manabu Ishitani, Michael Selvaraj, Beata Dedicova, Joe Tohme, Cécile Grenier, Mathias Lorieux, Maribel Cruz, Luis Berrío, Edgar Corredor, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martin, Flavio Breseghello, Orlando Peixoto, Jose Manoel Colombari Filho, Adriano Pereira de Castro, Sergio Iraçu Gindri Lopes, Mara Barbosa, Gustavo Rodrigo Daltrozzo Funck, Pedro Blanco, Fernando Pérez de Vida, Federico Molina, Juan Rosas, Sebastián Martínez, Victoria Bonnecarrere, Silvia Garaycochea, Gonzalo Carracelas, Alfredo Marin, Fernando Correa-Victoria, Ismael Camargo, and Carlos Bernardo BruzzoneI. Introductory Remarks 192II. The CIAT Rice Program 194III. Advances in Population Improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean 202IV. Genetics and Genomics Approaches to Improve Rice Breeding 206V. Breeding for Resistance to Rice Pathogens 216VI. Breeding for Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses 223VII. Hybrid Rice Breeding 230VIII. Rice Breeding Programs 234IX. Perspectives and Future Directions 265Literature Cited 266Subject Index 279Cumulative Subject Index 281Cumulative Contributor Index 307

Jules Janick is James Troop Distinguished Professor in Horticulture within the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

• Contributors ix 1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication 1Giora SimchenI. Early Days 2II. Genetic Relationships among Related Plant Species 3III. Domestication of Crops and Fruit Trees 4IV. The Scientific Approach and Methodology of Daniel Zohary 6V. The Book 7VI. Awards, Honors, and Recognition 8VII. Personality 9Literature Cited and Selected Publications of Daniel Zohary 102. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding 17María F. Álvarez, Teresa Mosquera, and Matthew W. BlairI. Introduction 19II. Advantages of Association Mapping Approaches 20III. Methods of Association Genetics 26IV. Examples of Association Mapping 34V. Software for Data Analysis 46VI. Association Mapping Compared with Linkage Mapping 48VII. Genome-Wide Selection and Genomic Selection 52VIII. Outlook 54Acknowledgments 57Literature Cited 573. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to Its Environment 69Ray A. Bressan, Jian-Kang Zhu, Michael J. Van Oosten, Albino Maggio, Hans J. Bohnert, and Viswanathan ChinnusamyI. Introduction 71II. Historical Perspective and Conceptual Framework 72III. Epigenetics 80IV. Epigenetic Memory 90V. Sex, Epigenetics, and the Genome 93VI. Adaptation is a Form of Development 102VII. Evolution: The Engine of Ideas 108Acknowledgments 121Literature Cited 1214. Peanut Improvement for Human Health 143Sangam Dwivedi, Naveen Puppala, Soheila Maleki, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Rodomiro OrtizI. Introduction 146II. Genetic Variability for Nutritional Traits 149III. Peanut Allergens 153IV. Predicting Seed Quality and Allergens 156V. Genetic and Molecular Bases of High Oleate Trait 159VI. Sequencing the Peanut Genome and Implications in Breeding 159VII. Transgene(s) to Produce Nutrient-Dense and Toxin and Allergen-Free Peanuts 161VIII. Breeding Opportunities 165IX. Outlook 169Acknowledgments 171Literature Cited 1715. Rice Breeding in Latin America 187César P. Martínez, Edgar A. Torres, Marc Chatel, Gloria Mosquera, Jorge Duitama, Manabu Ishitani, Michael Selvaraj, Beata Dedicova, Joe Tohme, Cécile Grenier, Mathias Lorieux, Maribel Cruz, Luis Berrío, Edgar Corredor, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martin, Flavio Breseghello, Orlando Peixoto, Jose Manoel Colombari Filho, Adriano Pereira de Castro, Sergio Iraçu Gindri Lopes, Mara Barbosa, Gustavo Rodrigo Daltrozzo Funck, Pedro Blanco, Fernando Pérez de Vida, Federico Molina, Juan Rosas, Sebastián Martínez, Victoria Bonnecarrere, Silvia Garaycochea, Gonzalo Carracelas, Alfredo Marin, Fernando Correa-Victoria, Ismael Camargo, and Carlos Bernardo BruzzoneI. Introductory Remarks 192II. The CIAT Rice Program 194III. Advances in Population Improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean 202IV. Genetics and Genomics Approaches to Improve Rice Breeding 206V. Breeding for Resistance to Rice Pathogens 216VI. Breeding for Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses 223VII. Hybrid Rice Breeding 230VIII. Rice Breeding Programs 234IX. Perspectives and Future Directions 265Literature Cited 266Subject Index 279Cumulative Subject Index 281Cumulative Contributor Index 307

Jules Janick is James Troop Distinguished Professor in Horticulture within the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

• Contributors ix 1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication 1Giora SimchenI. Early Days 2II. Genetic Relationships among Related Plant Species 3III. Domestication of Crops and Fruit Trees 4IV. The Scientific Approach and Methodology of Daniel Zohary 6V. The Book 7VI. Awards, Honors, and Recognition 8VII. Personality 9Literature Cited and Selected Publications of Daniel Zohary 102. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding 17María F. Álvarez, Teresa Mosquera, and Matthew W. BlairI. Introduction 19II. Advantages of Association Mapping Approaches 20III. Methods of Association Genetics 26IV. Examples of Association Mapping 34V. Software for Data Analysis 46VI. Association Mapping Compared with Linkage Mapping 48VII. Genome-Wide Selection and Genomic Selection 52VIII. Outlook 54Acknowledgments 57Literature Cited 573. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to Its Environment 69Ray A. Bressan, Jian-Kang Zhu, Michael J. Van Oosten, Albino Maggio, Hans J. Bohnert, and Viswanathan ChinnusamyI. Introduction 71II. Historical Perspective and Conceptual Framework 72III. Epigenetics 80IV. Epigenetic Memory 90V. Sex, Epigenetics, and the Genome 93VI. Adaptation is a Form of Development 102VII. Evolution: The Engine of Ideas 108Acknowledgments 121Literature Cited 1214. Peanut Improvement for Human Health 143Sangam Dwivedi, Naveen Puppala, Soheila Maleki, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Rodomiro OrtizI. Introduction 146II. Genetic Variability for Nutritional Traits 149III. Peanut Allergens 153IV. Predicting Seed Quality and Allergens 156V. Genetic and Molecular Bases of High Oleate Trait 159VI. Sequencing the Peanut Genome and Implications in Breeding 159VII. Transgene(s) to Produce Nutrient-Dense and Toxin and Allergen-Free Peanuts 161VIII. Breeding Opportunities 165IX. Outlook 169Acknowledgments 171Literature Cited 1715. Rice Breeding in Latin America 187César P. Martínez, Edgar A. Torres, Marc Chatel, Gloria Mosquera, Jorge Duitama, Manabu Ishitani, Michael Selvaraj, Beata Dedicova, Joe Tohme, Cécile Grenier, Mathias Lorieux, Maribel Cruz, Luis Berrío, Edgar Corredor, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martin, Flavio Breseghello, Orlando Peixoto, Jose Manoel Colombari Filho, Adriano Pereira de Castro, Sergio Iraçu Gindri Lopes, Mara Barbosa, Gustavo Rodrigo Daltrozzo Funck, Pedro Blanco, Fernando Pérez de Vida, Federico Molina, Juan Rosas, Sebastián Martínez, Victoria Bonnecarrere, Silvia Garaycochea, Gonzalo Carracelas, Alfredo Marin, Fernando Correa-Victoria, Ismael Camargo, and Carlos Bernardo BruzzoneI. Introductory Remarks 192II. The CIAT Rice Program 194III. Advances in Population Improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean 202IV. Genetics and Genomics Approaches to Improve Rice Breeding 206V. Breeding for Resistance to Rice Pathogens 216VI. Breeding for Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses 223VII. Hybrid Rice Breeding 230VIII. Rice Breeding Programs 234IX. Perspectives and Future Directions 265Literature Cited 266Subject Index 279Cumulative Subject Index 281Cumulative Contributor Index 307