Organic Crop Breeding

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Organic Crop Breeding provides readers with a thorough review of the latest efforts by crop breeders and geneticists to develop improved varieties for organic production. The book opens with chapters looking at breeding efforts that focus on specific valuable traits such as quality, pest and disease resistance as well as the impacts improved breeding efforts can have on organic production. The second part of the book is a series of crop specific case studies that look at breeding efforts currently underway from around the world in crops ranging from carrots to corn. Organic Crop Breeding includes chapters from leading researchers in the field and is carefully edited by two pioneers in the field. Organic Crop Breeding provides valuable insight for crop breeders, geneticist, crop science professionals, researchers, and advanced students in this quickly emerging field.Content: Chapter 1 Organic Crop Breeding: Integrating Organic Agricultural Approaches and Traditional and Modern Plant Breeding Methods (pages 1–13): Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren and James R. MyersChapter 2 Nutrient Management in Organic Farming and Consequences for Direct and Indirect Selection Strategies (pages 15–38): Monika Messmer, Isabell Hildermann, Kristian Thorup?Kristensen and Zed RengelChapter 3 Pest and Disease Management in Organic Farming: Implications and Inspirations for Plant Breeding (pages 39–59): Thomas F. Doring, Marco Pautasso, Martin S. Wolfe and Maria R. FinckhChapter 4 Approaches to Breed for Improved Weed Suppression in Organically Grown Cereals (pages 61–76): Steve P. Hoad, Nils?Ove Bertholdsson, Daniel Neuhoff and Ulrich KopkeChapter 5 Breeding for Genetically Diverse Populations: Variety Mixtures and Evolutionary Populations (pages 77–98): Julie C. Dawson and Isabelle GoldringerChapter 6 Centralized or Decentralized Breeding: The Potentials of Participatory Approaches for Low?Input and Organic Agriculture (pages 99–123): Dominique Desclaux, Salvatore Ceccarelli, John Navazio, Micaela Coley, Gilles Trouche, Silvio Aguirre, Eva Weltzien and Jacques LanconChapter 7 Values and Principles in Organic Farming and Consequences for Breeding Approaches and Techniques (pages 125–138): Klaus P. Wilbois, Brian Baker, Maaike Raaijmakers and Edith T. Lammerts van BuerenChapter 8 Plant Breeding, Variety Release, and Seed Commercialization: Laws and Policies Applied to the Organic Sector (pages 139–159): Veronique Chable, Niels Louwaars, Kristina Hubbard, Brian Baker and Riccardo BocciChapter 9 Wheat: Breeding for Organic Farming Systems (pages 161–174): Matt Arterburn, Kevin Murphy and Steve S. JonesChapter 10 Maize: Breeding and Field Testing for Organic Farmers (pages 175–189): Walter A. Goldstein, Walter Schmidt, Henriette Burger, Monika Messmer, Linda M. Pollak, Margaret E. Smith, Major M. Goodman, Frank J. Kutka and Richard C. PrattChapter 11 Rice: Crop Breeding Using Farmer?Led Participatory Plant Breeding (pages 191–202): Charito P. MedinaChapter 12 Soybean: Breeding for Organic Farming Systems (pages 203–214): Johann Vollmann and Michelle MenkenChapter 13 Faba Bean: Breeding for Organic Farming Systems (pages 215–225): Wolfgang Link and Lamiae GhaoutiChapter 14 Potato: Perspectives to Breed for an Organic Crop Ideotype (pages 227–237): Marjolein Tiemens?Hulscher, Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren and Ronald C. B. HuttenChapter 15 Tomato: Breeding for Improved Disease Resistance in Fresh Market and Home Garden Varieties (pages 239–249): Bernd Horneburg and James R. MyersChapter 16 Brassicas: Breeding Cole Crops for Organic Agriculture (pages 251–262): James R. Myers, Laurie McKenzie and Roeland E. VoorripsChapter 17 Onions: Breeding Onions for Low?Input and Organic Agriculture (pages 263–272): Olga E. Scholten and Thomas W. Kuyper