Genetics and Breeding
of Sugar Beet
Enrico Biancardi and Marco de Biaggi: Instituto Sperimentale Per
Le Colture Industriali, Rovigo, Italy
Larry G. Campbell: USDA Agricultural Research Station, Fargo, North
Dakota, USA
George N. Skaracis: Hellenic Sugar Industries, Thessaloniki, Greece
ISBN 978-1-57808-366-4; 2005; 388 pages; $ 98.60
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The book comes during a time of rapid expansion in molecular technology-based
selection approaches that are destined to modify or supplement conventional
breeding methodology. The new technologies will allow genetic and physiological
factors influencing sugar yield and quality to be assessed in great detail and
manipulated. These novel techniques will also reduce the dependence of the sugar
beet crop on chemical pesticides and fertilizers by using unique and improved
resistance mechanisms against the various abiotic stresses and diseases and
by producing varieties that use soil resources more efficiently. A whole chapter
deals with the current information on the development of these new techniques
and their integration into sugar beet breeding.
Contents:-
. History and Basic Biology
Brief History of Sugar and Sugar-producing Plants:
E. Biancardi; Brief
History of Sugar Beet Cultivation:
E. Biancardi; Anatomy and Physiology:
K. Klotz; Cytology and Cytogenetics:
G.N. Skaracis; Sources of
Genetic Variation, Genus Beta:
B. Ford-Lloyd; Plant Introduction and
Genetic Diversity:
L. Panella and
R.T. Lewellen; History of Sugar
Beet Breeding:
E. Biancardi
· Objectives of Sugar Beet Breeding
Introduction; Polyploidy:
G.N. Skaracis and
E. Biancardi; Monogerm
Seed:
E. Biancardi and G.N. Skaracis; Male Sterility:
G.N. Skaracis
and E. Biancardi; Annual and Biennial Growth Habit, Bolting Resistance:
G. Steinrucken; Self-fertility and Self-incompatibility:
M. De Biaggi;
Seed Quality:
E. Biancardi and M. De Biaggi; Root, Hypocotyl, and Leaf
Color:
E. Biancardi; Morphological and Physiological Traits:
E. Biancardi;
Resistance to Parasites:
E. Biancardi; Resistance to Abiotic Stresses:
P. Stevanato; Sugar Content, Root Weight, and Sugar Yield:
M. McGrath;
Ethanol Production:
E. Biancardi; Postharvest Storage Traits:
L.G.
Campbell; Processing Quality:
L.G. Campbell
· Conventional Breeding Methods
Selection Methods:
M. De Biaggi and
G.N. Skaracis; Production
of Producing Commercial
Varieties:
G.N. Skaracis and
M. De Biaggi; Field Evaluation and
Registration of Varieties:
E. Biancardi and M. De Biaggi
· Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Genomics in Genetic Improvement:
M. McGrath; Molecular Breeding:
G.N.
Skaracis; In-vitro Culture Technique:
G.N. Skaracis; Genetic Engineering:
G.N. Skaracis; Final Considerations
· Seed Production
Agronomic Practices:
E. Biancardi; Pollen Isolation:
E. Biancardi;
Seed Quality and Conservation:
M. De Biaggi
· Prospects in Sugar Beet Breeding
Breeding Targets; Breeding Methods; Challenges
