DNA-Based Markers in Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Some concepts and new methods for molecular mapping in plants

   • Benjamin Burr

   Pages 1-8

3. PCR-based marker systems

   • Robert Reiter

   Pages 9-29

4. Constructing a plant genetic linkage map with DNA markers

   • Nevin Dale Young

   Pages 31-47

5. Use of DNA Markers in introgression and isolation of genes associated with durable resistance to rice blast

   • D.-H. Chen, R. J. Nelson, G.-L. Wang, D. J. Mackill, P. C. Ronald

   Pages 49-57

6. Mapping quantitative trait loci

   • Steven J. Knapp

   Pages 59-99

7. Comparative mapping of plant chromosomes

   • Andrew H. Paterson, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

   Pages 101-114

8. Breeding multigenic traits

   • Charles W. Stuber

   Pages 115-137

9. Information systems approaches to support discovery in agricultural genomics

   • Bruno W. S. Sobral, Mark E. Waugh, William D. Beavis

   Pages 139-166

10. Introduction: molecular marker maps of major crop species

    • Ronald L. Phillips, Indra K. Vasil

    Pages 167-168

11. Molecular marker analyses in alfalfa and related species

    • E. C. Brummer, M. K. Sledge, J. H. Bouton, G. Kochert

    Pages 169-180

12. An integrated RFLP map of Arabidopsis thaliana

    • Howard M. Goodman, Susan Hanley, Sam Cartinhour, J. Michael Cherry, Brian Hauge, Elliot Meyerowitz et al.

    Pages 181-186

13. An integrated map of the barley genome

    • Andris Kleinhofs, Andreas Graner

    Pages 187-199

14. DNA-based marker maps of Brassica

    • Carlos F. Quiros

    Pages 201-237

15. Molecular genetic map of cotton

    • Andrew H. Paterson

    Pages 239-253

16. Maize molecular maps: Markers, bins, and database

    • Edward H. Coe, Mary L. Polacco, Georgia Davis, Michael D. McMullen

    Pages 255-284

17. RFLP map of peanut

    • H. Thomas Stalker, Tracy Halward, Gary Kochert

    Pages 285-299

18. Phaseolus vulgaris — The common bean integration of RFLP and RAPD-based linkage maps

    • C. Eduardo Vallejos, Paul W. Skroch, James Nienhuis

    Pages 301-317

19. RFLP map of the potato

    • Christiane Gebhardt, Enrique Ritter, Francesco Salamini

    Pages 319-336

20. Rice molecular map

    • S. R. McCouch

    Pages 337-345

The double helix architecture of DNA was elucidated in 1953. Twenty years later, in 1973, the discovery of restriction enzymes helped to create recombinant DNA mol­ ecules in vitro. The implications of these powerful and novel methods of molecular biol­ ogy, and their potential in the genetic manipulation and improvement of microbes, plants and animals, became increasingly evident, and led to the birth of modern biotechnology. The first transgenic plants in which a bacterial gene had been stably integrated were produced in 1983, and by 1993 transgenic plants had been produced in all major crop species, including the cereals and the legumes. These remarkable achievements have resulted in the production of crops that are resistant to potent but environmentally safe herbicides, or to viral pathogens and insect pests. In other instances genes have been introduced that delay fruit ripening, or increase starch content, or cause male sterility. Most of these manipulations are based on the introduction of a single gene - generally of bacterial origin - that regulates an important monogenic trait, into the crop of choice. Many of the engineered crops are now under field trials and are expected to be commercially produced within the next few years.

• Arabidopsis thaliana
• Bur
• Chromosom
• DNA
• PCR
• bean
• burr
• evolution
• genes
• wheat

`Overall, the book is a very useful overview of DNA marker technology. It nicely complements existing manuals, such as DNA Marker: Protocols, Applications and Overviews. Many graduate students, researchers beginning in a new area or those wishing to learn about this fast developing field will also find it worthwhile. It could also be useful for plant breeders, and bioinformatics specialists serving the plant science community.'
Plant Science, 161 (2001)

• Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA

  Ronald L. Phillips

• Laboratory of Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

  Indra K. Vasil

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