Computational and high-throughput methods, such as genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics, known collectively as "-omics," have been used to study plant biology for well over a decade now. As these technologies mature, plant and crop scientists have started using these methods to improve crop varieties. Omics in Plant Breeding provides a timely introduction to key omicsbased methods and their application in plant breeding.

Omics in Plant Breeding is a practical and accessible overview of specific omics-based methods ranging from metabolomics to phenomics. Covering a single methodology within each chapter, this book provides thorough coverage that ensures a strong understanding of each methodology both in its application to, and improvement of, plant breeding.

Accessible to advanced students, researchers, and professionals, Omics in Plant Breeding will
be an essential entry point into this innovative and exciting field.

* A valuable overview of high-throughput, genomics-based technologies and their applications to plant breeding

* Each chapter explores a single methodology, allowing for detailed and thorough coverage

* Coverage ranges from well-established methodologies, such as genomics and proteomics, to emerging technologies, including phenomics and physionomics

Aluizio Borem is a Professor of Plant Breeding at the University of Vicosa in Brazil.

Roberto Fritsche-Neto is a Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

About the Author

Aluzio Borem de Olieviera is a Professor of Crop Science at the University of Vicosa in Brazil. Prof. Borem received his Ph.D from the University of Minnesota. He has written, or contributed to, more than 50 books in his career.

Roberto Fritsche-Neto is an Adjunct Professor of Crop Science at the University of Vicosa in Brazil. Dr. Fritsche-Neto has co-edited two volumes, Plant Breeding for Biotic Stress Resistance and Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress Resistance. Both published by Springer in 2012.

Reviews

"Accessible to advanced students, researchers, and professionals, Omics in Plant Breeding will be an essential entry point into this innovative and exciting field." (Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment, 1 October 2014)

Book Information
ISBN 9781118820995
Author Aluizio Borem
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 172mm * 15mm