Contents

Foreword
Abbreviations and acronyms
Contributors
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Chapter 1
Crop domestication and the first plant breeders
Chapter 2
Theory and application of plant breeding for quantitative traits
Chapter 3
Main stages of a plant breeding programme
Chapter 4
Methodologies for priority setting
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Chapter 5
Methodologies for generating variability. Part 1: Use of genetic resources in plant breeding
Chapter 6
Methodologies for generating variability. Part 2: Selection of parents and crossing strategies
Chapter 7
Methodologies for generating variability. Part 3: The development of base populations and their improvement by recurrent selection
Chapter 8
Methodologies for generating variability. Part 4: Mutation techniques
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Chapter 9
Selection methods. Part 1: Organizational aspects of a plant breeding programme
Chapter 10
Selection methods. Part 2: Pedigree method
Chapter 11
Selection methods. Part 3: Hybrid breeding
Chapter 12
Selection methods. Part 4: Developing open-pollinated varieties using recurrent selection methods
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Chapter 13
Selection methods. Part 5: Breeding clonally propagated crops
Chapter 14
Breeding for quantitative variables. Part 1: Farmers’ and scientists’ knowledge and practice in variety choice and plant selection
Chapter 15
Breeding for quantitative variables. Part 2: Breeding for durable resistance to crop pests and diseases
Chapter 16
Breeding for quantitative variables. Part 3: Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses
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Chapter 17
Breeding for quantitative variables. Part 4: Breeding for nutritional quality traits
Chapter 18
Breeding for quantitative variables. Part 5: Breeding for yield potential
Chapter 19
Marker-assisted selection in theory and practice
Chapter 20
Coping with and exploiting genotype-by-environment interactions
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Chapter 21
Variety release and policy options
Chapter 22
Participatory seed diffusion: experiences from the field
Chapter 23
Towards new roles, responsibilities and rules: the case of participatory plant breeding
Chapter 24
Breeders’ rights and IPR issues
Chapter 25
The impact of participatory plant breeding
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Abstract

This book provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of participatory plant breeding in developing countries. It is aimed at plant breeders, social scientists, students and practitioners interested in learning more about its use with the hope that they all will find a common ground to discuss ways in which plant breeding can be beneficial to all and can contribute to alleviate poverty.

The conclusions given in this report are considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages.

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