Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Nut and Beverage Crops

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Nut Crops

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) D.A. Webb] Breeding

      • Pedro J. Martínez-García, Angela S. Prudencio, Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Felipe Pérez De Los Cobos, Ossama Kodad, Hassouna Gouta et al.

      Pages 3-29

   3. Genetic Diversity and Breeding of Argan Tree (Argania spinosa L. Skeels)

      • Naima Ait Aabd, Rachid Bouharroud, Abdelghani Tahiri, Ahmed Wifaya, Abdelaziz Mimouni, Abdelhamid El Mousadik

      Pages 31-56

   4. Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) Breeding

      • Aisy Botega Baldoni, Lúcia Helena de Oliveira Wadt, Cássia Ângela Pedrozo

      Pages 57-76

   5. Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Breeding Strategies

      • Suvalaxmi Palei, Rasheswari Dasmohapatra, Sunil Samal, Gyana Ranjan Rout

      Pages 77-104

   6. Chestnut (Castanea spp. Miller) Breeding

      • J. Hill Craddock, M. Taylor Perkins

      Pages 105-156

   7. Hazelnut (Corylus spp.) Breeding

      • Roberto Botta, Thomas J. Molnar, Veli Erdogan, Nadia Valentini, Daniela Torello Marinoni, Shawn A. Mehlenbacher

      Pages 157-219

   8. Macadamia (Macadamia spp.) Breeding

      • Bruce L. Topp, Catherine J. Nock, Craig M. Hardner, Mobashwer Alam, Katie M. O’Connor

      Pages 221-251

   9. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Breeding

      • Saikat Gantait, Jitendriya Panigrahi, Illa C. Patel, Catherine Labrooy, Arulthambi Luke Rathnakumar, Jeshima Khan Yasin

      Pages 253-299

   10. Advances in Edible Pine Nut Trees (Pinus spp.) Breeding Strategies

       • Hanguo Zhang, Zhen Zhang

       Pages 301-351

   11. Pistachio (Pistacia spp.) Breeding

       • Abdollatif Sheikhi, Mohammad M. Arab, Patrick J. Brown, Louise Ferguson, Mohammad Akbari

       Pages 353-400

   12. Advances in Persian Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Breeding Strategies

       • Kourosh Vahdati, Mohammad M. Arab, Saadat Sarikhani, Mohammad Sadat-Hosseini, Charles A. Leslie, Patrick J. Brown

       Pages 401-472

3. Beverage Crops

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 473-473

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   2. Genetic Resources and Breeding of Coffee (Coffea spp.)

      • Manoj K. Mishra

      Pages 475-515

   3. Advances in Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] Breeding

      • Mahasen A. B. Ranatunga

      Pages 517-565

4. Back Matter

   Pages 567-573

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This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This Volume 4, subtitled Nut and Beverage Crops, focuses on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual plantation crops. Included in Part I, eleven important nut species recognized for their economical and nutritional importance including Almond, Argan, Brazil nut, Cashew nut, Chestnut, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Peanut, Pine nut, Pistachio and Walnut. Part II covers two popular beverage species, coffee and tea. This volume is contributed by 53 internationally reputable scientists from 13 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.

• Biotechnology
• Genetic improvement
• Plant breeding
• Tissue culture
• Molecular biology
• genetic engineering

• Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

  Jameel M. Al-Khayri

• Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

  Shri Mohan Jain

• Cincinnati, USA

  Dennis V. Johnson

Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri is a Professor of plant biotechnology affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He received B.S. in Biology in 1984 from the University of Toledo, M.S. in Agronomy in 1988, and Ph.D. in Plant Science in 1991 from the University of Arkansas.

Prof. Shri Mohan Jain is a Consultant and Plant Biotechnologist, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; received M. Phil, 1973 and Ph.D., 1978, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.


Prof. Dennis V. Johnson is a Consultant and Former University Professor. He is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles where he completed his B.A. (1966), M.A. (1970) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees in geography, with specialization in agriculture and biogeography. 

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