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Fruit Breeding

  • Presents the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding
  • Features the current advances in the field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding
  • Illustrated with both detailed line drawings and color photos
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Handbook of Plant Breeding (HBPB, volume 8)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. General Chapters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Trends in Fruit Breeding

      • David H. Byrne
      Pages 3-36
    3. Developing Fruit Cultivars with Enhanced Health Properties

      • Michael J. Wargovich, Jay Morris, Vondina Moseley, Rebecca Weber, David H. Byrne
      Pages 37-68
    4. Intellectual Property Protection and Marketing of New Fruit Cultivars

      • John R. Clark, Amelie Brazelton Aust, Robert Jondle
      Pages 69-96
    5. Emerging Fruit Crops

      • Kim E. Hummer, Kirk W. Pomper, Joseph Postman, Charles J. Graham, Ed Stover, Eric W. Mercure et al.
      Pages 97-147
  3. Small Fruit

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
    2. Blackberry

      • Chad E. Finn, John R. Clark
      Pages 151-190
    3. American Cranberry

      • Nicholi Vorsa, Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese
      Pages 191-223
    4. Grape

      • Bruce I. Reisch, Christopher L. Owens, Peter S. Cousins
      Pages 225-262
    5. Raspberry

      • Chaim Kempler, Harvey Hall, Chad E. Finn
      Pages 263-304
    6. Strawberry

      • Craig K. Chandler, Kevin Folta, Adam Dale, Vance M. Whitaker, Mark Herrington
      Pages 305-325
  4. Tree Fruits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
    2. Apple

      • Susan Brown
      Pages 329-367
    3. European Pear

      • Luca Dondini, Silviero Sansavini
      Pages 369-413
    4. Apricot

      • Tatyana Zhebentyayeva, Craig Ledbetter, Lorenzo Burgos, Gerardo Llácer
      Pages 415-458
    5. Cherry

      • Frank Kappel, Andrew Granger, Károly Hrotkó, Mirko Schuster
      Pages 459-504
    6. Peach

      • David H. Byrne, Maria Bassols Raseira, Daniele Bassi, Maria Claudia Piagnani, Ksenija Gasic, Gregory L. Reighard et al.
      Pages 505-569
    7. Plum

      • Bruce L. Topp, Dougal M. Russell, Michael Neumüller, Marco A. Dalbó, Weisheng Liu
      Pages 571-621
    8. Citrus

      • Patrick Ollitrault, Luis Navarro
      Pages 623-662

About this book

Fruit Breeding is the eighth volume in the Handbook of Plant Breeding series. Like the other volumes in the series, this volume presents information on the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding. The majority of the volume showcases individual crops, complemented by sections dealing with important aspects of fruit breeding as trends, marketing and protection of new varieties, health benefits of fruits and new crops in the horizon. The book also features contributions from outstanding scientists for each crop species.

Maria Luisa Badenes

Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain

David Byrne

Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Reviews

From the reviews:

“Fruit Breeding comprises reviews of the development of new varieties of commercial fruit species … . Each chapter contains an introduction, a historical overview of crop origin and domestication, major breeding accomplishments, current goals and challenges, breeding methods and techniques, biotechnologies in use, and a detailed list of references cited. The chapters provide significant … details and leave the reader with a clear picture of the current status and some future goals of the breeding of each fruit. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (D. D. Archbold, Choice, Vol. 50 (1), September, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Instituto Valenciano de, Valencia, Spain

    Marisa Luisa Badenes

  • Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

    David H. Byrne

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eBook USD 169.00
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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