Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops

Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri is a Professor of plant biotechnology affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He received B.S. in Biology in 1984 from the University of Toledo, M.S. in Agronomy in 1988, and Ph.D. in Plant Science in 1991 from the University of Arkansas.Prof. Shri Mohan Jain is a Consultant and Plant Biotechnologist, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; received M. Phil, 1973 and Ph.D., 1978, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.Prof. Dennis V. Johnson is a Consultant and Former University Professor. He is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles where he completed his B.A. (1966), M.A. (1970) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees in geography, with specialization in agriculture and biogeography.

• Preface.- Part I: Fruits.- Chapter 1. Advances in Breeding Strategies of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.) (Jyoti Devi, Vidya Sagar, Vineet Kaswan, J.K. Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar,Gyan P. Mishra,R.K. Dubey,and Ravindra K. Verma).- Chapter 2. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Chili Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) and other Capsicum Species (Vanadan Jaiswal, Vijay Gahlaut, Nitin Kumar, and Nirala Ramchiary).- Chapter 3. Recent Advances in Breeding of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) (Pulipati Gangadhara Rao).- Chapter 4. Breeding of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) (A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Sumi Sarkar, and Farzana M. Era).- Chapter 5. Eggplant (Solanum melongena, S. aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon) Breeding (Mohamed Rakha, Jaime Prohens, Dalia Taher, Tien-hor Wu, and Svein Ø. Solberg).- Chapter 6. Breeding Strategies for Yield Gains in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) (Gyan P. Mishra, Tania Seth, Pradip Karmakar, Satish K. Sanwal, Vidya Sagar, Priti, Prabhakar M. Singh, and Bijendra Singh).- Chapter 7. Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Management with Emphasis on Cross River State in Nigeria (Godwin Michael Ubi and Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe).- Chapter 8. Breeding of Sweet Gourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.) (A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Sumi Sarkar, Kamrun N. Ruma, Marium Khatun, Farzana M. Era and Mohammad S. Raihan).- Chapter 9. Breeding of Melon (Cucumis melo L. Groups Dudaim and Flexuosus) (Forouzandeh Soltani).- Chapter 10. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Breeding Strategies for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses (Adel Rezk, Mohammad Abhary and Abdullah Akhkha).- Chapter 11. Disease Resistance Breeding with Genomic Tools in Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) (Giuseppe Andolfo, Ciro Gianmaria Amoroso, and Maria Raffaella Ercolano).- Part II: Young Shoots.- Chapter 12. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) Breeding (Roberto Moreno, Patricia Castro, Jose V. Die, and Juan Gil).