tailieunhanh - Molecular Plant Breeding

The genomics revolution of the past decade has greatly enhanced our understanding of the genetic composition of living organisms including many plant species of economic importance. Complete genomic sequences of Arabidopsis and several major crops, together with high-throughput technologies for analyses of transcripts, proteins and mutants, provide the basis for understanding the relationship between genes, proteins and phenotypes. Sequences and genes have been used to develop functional and biallelic markers, such as single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), that are powerful tools for genetic mapping, germplasm evaluation and marker-assisted selection | Molecular Plant Breeding Yunbi Xu Molecular Plant Breeding FSC Mixed Sources Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources Cert no. SA-COC-1S65 1996 Forest Stewardship Council In Memoriam Norman Ernest Borlaug 25 March 1914-12 September 2009 Norman Borlaug was one of the greatest men of our times - a steadfast champion and spokesman against hunger and poverty. He dedicated his 95 richly lived years to filling the bellies of others and is credited by the United Nations World Food Program with saving more lives than any other man in history. An American plant pathologist who spent most of his years in Mexico it was Dr Borlaug s high-yielding dwarf wheat varieties that prevented wide-spread famine in South Asia specifically India and Pakistan and also in Turkey. Known as the Green Revolution this feat earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He was instrumental in establishing the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center known by its Spanish acronym CIMMYT and later the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research CGIAR a network of 15 agricultural research centres. Dr Borlaug spent time as a microbiologist with DuPont before moving to Mexico in 1944 as a geneticist and plant pathologist to develop stem rust resistant wheat cultivars. In 1966 he became the director of CIMMYT s Wheat Program seconded from the Rockefeller Foundation. His full-time employment with the Center ended in 1979 although he remained a part-time consultant until his death. In 1984 he began a new career as a university professor and went on to establish the World Food Prize which honours the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality quantity or availability of food in the world. In 1986 he joined forces with former US President Jimmy Carter and the Nippon Foundation of Japan under the chairmanship of Ryoichi Sasakawa to establish Sasakawa Africa Association SAA to address Africa s food .