Global Plant Genetic Resources for Insect-Resistant Crops

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Content: Foreword / Masa Iwanaga -- Ch. 1. Germplasm Evaluation and Utilization for Insect Resistance in Rice / Elvis A. Heinrichs and Sharron S. Quisenberry -- Ch. 2. The Value of Conserved Wheat Germplasm Evaluated for Arthropod Resistance / C. Michael Smith, Sharron S. Quisenberry and Francois du Toit -- Ch. 3. Insect Resistance in Barley Germplasm / David R. Porter, Dolores W. Mornhinweg and James A. Webster -- Ch. 4. Genetic Diversity of Sorghum: A Source of Insect-Resistant Germplasm / George L. Teetes, Gary C. Peterson and Kanayo F. Nwanze [and others] -- Ch. 5. Bean Germplasm Resources for Insect Resistance / Cesar Cardona and Julia Kornegay -- Ch. 6. Assessment of Soybean Germplasm for Multiple Insect Resistance / David J. Boethel -- Ch. 7. Germplasm Resources, Insect Resistance, and Grain Legume Improvement / Stephen L. Clement, Massimo Cristofaro and Susan E. Cowgill [and others] -- Ch. 8. Alfalfa Germplasm Resources and Insect Resistance / George R. Manglitz and Edgar L. Sorensen. Ch. 9. Vegetable Crops: Search for Arthropod Resistance in Genetic Resources / James D. Barbour -- Ch. 10. Utilization of Sweetpotato Genetic Resources to Develop Insect Resistance / Wanda W. Collins, Edward E. Carey and Il-Gin Mok [and others] -- Ch. 11. The Potato: Genetic Resources and Insect Resistance / Kathy L. Flanders, Silvia Arnone and Edward B. Radcliffe -- Ch. 12. Plant Genetic Resources for the Study of Insect-Plant Interactions / Sanford D. Eigenbrode and Stephen L. Clement -- Ch. 13. Biotechnological Applications of Plant Genes in the Production of Insect-Resistant Crops / Angharad M.R. Gatehouse.