The Handbook of Plant Mutation Screening: Mining of Natural and Induced Alleles
Author(s): Khalid Meksem (Editor), Guenter Kahl
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 27 Jan. 2010
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 460 pages
ISBN-10: 3527326049
ISBN-13: 9783527326044
Book Description
Induced mutagenesis is a common and promising method for screening for new crops with improved properties. This title introduces the different methods and then focuses on the screening, detection and analysis of the novel mutations. Written by a global team of authors the book is an indispensable tool for all scientists working on crop breeding in industry and academia.
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From the Inside Flap
The Handbook of Plant Mutation Screening – Mining of Natural and Induced Alleles – covers all major current and emerging mutation detection technologies together with many applications, provides detailed and easy-to-follow protocols, and focuses on the screening, detection and analysis of novel mutations. Written by a global team of expert authors, the present third volume of the Molecular Plant Biology Handbook Series represents an invaluable reference book, is an indispensable tool for all scientists working on crop breeding in industry and academia, and is divided into four main parts:
Induced Mutations
Mutation Discovery
High-Throughput Screening Methods
Applications in Plant Breeding
Emerging Technologies.
Each chapter introduces the subject comprehensively, and provides state-of-the-art experimental protocols. A handy glossary of relevant technical terms is included to facilitate reading for researchers, teachers and students.
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of Plant Mutation Screening – Mining of Natural and Induced Alleles – covers all major current and emerging mutation detection technologies together with many applications, provides detailed and easy-to-follow protocols, and focuses on the screening, detection and analysis of novel mutations. Written by a global team of expert authors, the present third volume of the Molecular Plant Biology Handbook Series represents an invaluable reference book, is an indispensable tool for all scientists working on crop breeding in industry and academia, and is divided into four main parts:
Induced Mutations
Mutation Discovery
High-Throughput Screening Methods
Applications in Plant Breeding
Emerging Technologies.
Each chapter introduces the subject comprehensively, and provides state-of-the-art experimental protocols. A handy glossary of relevant technical terms is included to facilitate reading for researchers, teachers and students.
About the Author
Gunter Kahl is Professor for Plant Molecular Biology in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He has served in expert missions for IAEA, FAO and UNESCO across the world and is author of more than 250 scientific publications, including several Wiley-VCH books.
Khalid Meksem is Professor at the Department of Plant, Soil & General Agriculture of Southern Illinois University. He is associate editor of the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology and chaired the Functional Genomic Workshop at the International Plant & Animal Genome Conference in San Diego. He is reviewer for several granting agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Agriculture.