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To respond to the increasing need to feed the world''s population as well as an ever greater demand for a balanced and healthy diet there is a continuing need to produce improved new cultivars or varieties of plants, particularly crop plants. The strategies used to produce these are increasingly based on our knowledge of relevant science, particularly genetics, but involves a multidisciplinary understanding that optimizes the approaches taken.

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2nd Edition introduces both classical and molecular tools for plant breeding. Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding, intellectual property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding, organic breeding), and more are addressed in the new, updated edition of this text. Industry highlight boxes are included throughout the text to contextualize the information given through the professional experiences of plant breeders. The final chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the largest and most common crops.

To respond to the increasing need to feed the world''s population as well as an ever greater demand for a balanced and healthy diet there is a continuing need to produce improved new cultivars or varieties of plants, particularly crop plants. The strategies used to produce these are increasingly based on our knowledge of relevant science, particularly genetics, but involves a multidisciplinary understanding that optimizes the approaches taken.

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2nd Edition introduces both classical and molecular tools for plant breeding. Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding, intellectual property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding, organic breeding), and more are addressed in the new, updated edition of this text. Industry highlight boxes are included throughout the text to contextualize the information given through the professional experiences of plant breeders. The final chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the largest and most common crops.

The revised edition of the bestselling textbook, covering both classical and molecular plant breeding

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding integrates theory and practice to provide an insightful examination of the fundamental principles and advanced techniques of modern plant breeding. Combining both classical and molecular tools, this comprehensive textbook describes the multidisciplinary strategies used to produce new varieties of crops and plants, particularly in response to the increasing demands to of growing populations. Illustrated chapters cover a wide range of topics, including plant reproductive systems, germplasm for breeding, molecular breeding, the common objectives of plant breeders, marketing and societal issues, and more.

Now in its third edition, this essential textbook contains extensively revised content that reflects recent advances and current practices. Substantial updates have been made to its molecular genetics and breeding sections, including discussions of new breeding techniques such as zinc finger nuclease, oligonucleotide directed mutagenesis, RNA-dependent DNA methylation, reverse breeding, genome editing, and others. A new table enables efficient comparison of an expanded list of molecular markers, including Allozyme, RFLPs, RAPD, SSR, ISSR, DAMD, AFLP, SNPs and ESTs. Also, new and updated “Industry Highlights” sections provide examples of the practical application of plant breeding methods to real-world problems. This new edition:

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding offers researchers and professionals an invaluable resource and remains the ideal textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduates in plant science, particularly those studying plant breeding, biotechnology, and genetics.

The revised edition of the bestselling textbook, covering both classical and molecular plant breeding

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding integrates theory and practice to provide an insightful examination of the fundamental principles and advanced techniques of modern plant breeding. Combining both classical and molecular tools, this comprehensive textbook describes the multidisciplinary strategies used to produce new varieties of crops and plants, particularly in response to the increasing demands to of growing populations. Illustrated chapters cover a wide range of topics, including plant reproductive systems, germplasm for breeding, molecular breeding, the common objectives of plant breeders, marketing and societal issues, and more.

Now in its third edition, this essential textbook contains extensively revised content that reflects recent advances and current practices. Substantial updates have been made to its molecular genetics and breeding sections, including discussions of new breeding techniques such as zinc finger nuclease, oligonucleotide directed mutagenesis, RNA-dependent DNA methylation, reverse breeding, genome editing, and others. A new table enables efficient comparison of an expanded list of molecular markers, including Allozyme, RFLPs, RAPD, SSR, ISSR, DAMD, AFLP, SNPs and ESTs. Also, new and updated “Industry Highlights” sections provide examples of the practical application of plant breeding methods to real-world problems. This new edition:

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding offers researchers and professionals an invaluable resource and remains the ideal textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduates in plant science, particularly those studying plant breeding, biotechnology, and genetics.

This is a story about how through determination, persistence, planning, hard work and answering the door when opportunity knocks, a dream can eventually come true. It is a classic case of "If at first you try and fail, try and try again." Success is seldom a straight-line journey, but one that is laden with delays, detours, and disappointments. But if one does not lose hope but perseveres through thick and thin, victory can be had, and oh how sweet it is when it does. It also emphasizes the fact that dreaming without action is nothing but a pipe dream. Or, as people of faith say, faith without works is dead. Of course, when you make it in life, you must not forget from whence you came, but reach out to help others.

The story recognizes two different cultures, Ghana (Africa) and America, and is told in a way that highlights the key differences in their value systems, and how they impacted the star of the book, Theresa, in her adult life in America. Theresa was biologically made in Africa, being born to Ghanaian parents, and was nurtured in the African culture that instilled in her African values, key among which are discipline, respect for elders and others, hard work, perseverance, God-fearing, survival skills, independence and love for family. Even though her family was middle class and well connected (her father was Special Assistant to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the founding Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana), she was not raised as a child of privilege. 

This true story is set in a small town, Esiama, in Ghana, West Africa, where a young girl, Theresa, was born and raised. Her father, Mr. Paul Yankey, was the Assistant Police Commissioner. She barely knew her father, who was killed in a tragic accident when she was only three years old. The task of raising her fell to her grandmother and mother, who were more than up to the task. Grandma Eboyie, without formal education, determined to prepare her granddaughter for life, by instilling in her discipline, respect for work and others, independence, management skills, and street smartness. Mr. Yankey had three wives, and 10 children. Even though Theresa''s father was a person of reasonable means and highly regarded in the town, grandma opted to train her via the school of hard knocks. This means that she had house chores that she performed with religious fervor. 

When Theresa left home for boarding and high school in a distant city, she was well equipped to build on the firm foundation with book knowledge via formal education. Having witnessed, growing up, the plight of people in her area who had little means, especially as pertained to healthcare, she dreamed of becoming a doctor so she could bring some relief to her people. In fact, she herself had very challenging birth circumstances, being born premature, a condition that is often fatal in especially rural areas where modern health facilities are scanty. Unfortunately, try as she did, she did not qualify for medical school at the first attempt. She settled for her second option in college. 

She studied for a BSc. Agriculture with a Diploma in Education at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. In the last year of college, her life took a major turn for the better. She married a gentleman who had received a Fulbright scholarship to study in America. A week after the wedding, they experienced their first forced separation, as her husband had to depart for the US without her. It would be a year before they''d be reunited in Michigan. After settling in, she took odd jobs to help put food on the table. Maybe, the dream would come true after all, she thought. But not so fast, numerous roadblocks were ahead. Not being an American citizen, she could not attend medical school (at least public med school).