Reproductive Biology and Plant Breeding: Biologie de la Reproduction et Amelioration des Plantes

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
EC Research Programmes in the Reproductive Biology of Higher Plants....Pages 1-13
Plant Reproduction: Past, Present and Future....Pages 15-27
The Control of Flower Formation: Exogenous and Endogenous....Pages 29-38
Genetic and Molecular Enrichment Steps as Cloning Strategy in the Dioecious Melandrium album (Silene alba) ....Pages 39-47
Homeotic Genes Directing Flower Development in Antirrhinum ....Pages 49-58
Gametophytic and Sporophytic Gene Expression in Helianthus annuus L.....Pages 59-68
Gametophytic Gene Expression....Pages 69-75
Gametophytic Competition and Plant Breeding....Pages 77-85
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Higher Plants....Pages 87-99
Genetic Engineering for Fertility Control....Pages 101-106
Male Sterilities and F1 Hybrids in Brassica ....Pages 107-119
Mechanisms of Microspore Embryogenesis....Pages 121-130
The Use of Androgenesis in Maize Breeding....Pages 131-138
Haploidy in Barley and Wheat Improvement....Pages 139-151
Sporophytic Self-Incompatibility....Pages 153-162
Molecular Analysis of Gametophytic Self-Incompatibility....Pages 163-175
The Use of Incompatibility in Breeding Programmes....Pages 177-186
Fertilization in Angiosperm Plants....Pages 187-196
In Vitro Fertilization in Flowering Plants....Pages 197-204
Wide Hybridization in Higher Plants by Applying the Method of Test Tube Pollination of Ovules....Pages 205-214
Regulation of ABA and Water Stress Responsive Genes in Maize Embryos....Pages 215-223
Gene Expression During Seed Formation and Maturation in Crucifereae ....Pages 225-234
In Vitro Culture of Zygotic Embryos: Its Use in Soya and Sunflower Improvement....Pages 235-246
Histology of Somatic Embryogenesis....Pages 247-259
Cell Wall Glycoprotein Encoding Genes in Somatic and Zygotic Embryogenesis....Pages 261-267
Progress in Research on Apomixis and Its Transfer to Major Grain Crops....Pages 269-279
Cryopreservation of Embryos....Pages 281-290
Cryopreservation of In Vitro Cultures of Plant Cells and Organs by Vitrification and Dehydration....Pages 291-300
Use of Cryopreservation in Breeding Programs....Pages 301-310
Genetic Diversity and Reproductive System....Pages 311-323
Reproductive Systems and Dynamic Management of Genetic Resources....Pages 325-334
Pollen Competition: Genetics and Implications for Plant Breeding....Pages 335-344
Relationship Between Genetic Expression and Hybrid Vigor in Maize....Pages 345-354
Prediction of Heterosis....Pages 355-369
The Potential of Inbred Lines in the Presence of Heterosis....Pages 371-385
The Potential of Hybrid Varieties in Self-Pollinating Vegetables....Pages 387-396
Developing a Genetic Understanding of Agronomic Traits with Complex Inheritance....Pages 397-406
From Tradition to Modernity: Which Right for Which Varieties?....Pages 407-417
From Tradition to Modernity: Which Right for Which Varieties?....Pages 419-432
Back Matter....Pages 433-455