Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 35

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. The series is sponsored by the American Society for Horticultural Science and appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. The series is sponsored by the American Society for Horticultural Science and appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.

Contributors ix1. Dedication: Molly M. Jahn Plant Breeder and Geneticist1I. L. GoldmanI. Biographical Sketch 1II. Research Program 5III. Teaching 7IV. Administration 7V. Awards and Recognition 9VI. The Woman 9Literature Cited 10Selected Publications of Molly M. Jahn 10Germplasm Releases and Patents 162. History, Evolution, and Domestication of Brassica Crops19Shyam Prakash, Xiao-Ming Wu, and S. R. BhatI. Introduction 21II. Archetypes and Evolution of Basic Genomes and DerivedAllopolyploids 25III. Ethnobotany, Origin, and Domestication 36IV. Concluding Remarks 67Acknowledgments 70Literature Cited 713. Melon Landraces of India: Contributions and Importance85Narinder P. S. Dhillon_, Antonio J. Monforte, Michel PitratSudhakar Pandey, Praveen Kumar Singh, Kathleen R. Reitsma, JordiGarcia-Mas, Abhishek Sharma, and James D. McCreightI. Introduction 88II. First Contribution of Indian Melon Germplasm to the U.S.Melon Breeding Programs 90III. Useful Traits from Indian Melons 92IV. Genetic Diversity 120V. Melon Breeding 123VI. Future Role of Indian Melon Germplasm and Conclusions130Acknowledgments 133Literature Cited 1334. Transgenic Vegetable Crops: Progress, Potentials, andProspects 151João Silva Dias and Rodomiro OrtizI. World Vegetable Production 153II. Case for Transgenic Vegetables 154III. Case Studies 164IV. GM Vegetables and Integrated Pest Management 218V. Outlook 221Literature Cited 2245. Millets: Genetic and Genomic Resources 247Sangam Dwivedi, Hari Upadhyaya, Senapathy SenthilvelCharles Hash, Kenji Fukunaga, Xiamin Diao, Dipak SantraDavid Baltensperger, and Manoj PrasadI. Introduction 251II. Nutritional Quality and Food, Feed, Medicinal, and OtherUses 269III. Domestication, Phylogenetic, and Genomic Relationships277IV. Assessing Patterns of Diversity in Germplasm Collections284V. Identifying Germplasm with Beneficial Traits 300VI. Genomic Resources 316VII. Enhancing Use of Germplasm in Cultivar Development 321VIII. From Trait Genetics to Association Mapping to CultivarDevelopment Using Genomics 332IX. Conclusions and Future Prospects 344Acknowledgments 347Literature Cited 347Subject Index 377Cumulative Subject Index 379Cumulative Contributor Index 401 ??