ISHS Acta Horticulturae 484: Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics
PREFACE |
| Authors: | K.R. TOBUTT, F.H. ALSTON |
| Abstract:
This publication comprises the proceedings of the Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding organised by HRI East Malling and held at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, in 1996. It brings together accounts of work using the wide range of disciplines now involved, at various stages, in the development of modern fruit varieties. Examples presented include the use of molecular biology techniques for the production of genome maps, progress in genetic transformation of new crops, new genetic information on economic characters, the planning of breeding programmes and studies of consumer requirements. The contributions deal with most aspects of the development and release of new varieties and new crops. Considerable effort was made to edit these papers, to produce a coherent review that gives due weight to the scientific, technological and practical aspects of fruit breeding. Although this took some time to achieve, we believe that the considerable work involved was justified by the eventual production of this compendium of fruit breeding, in particular of rosaceous tree fruits. It includes much information representing the ‘state of the art’ of tree fruit breeding, brought together in one publication, for which it would otherwise be necessary to refer to a wide range of journals. It should also provide a valuable source for information on developing techniques and potential parents. We are grateful to Angela Chapple, Karen Bailey and Caroline Flegg for their patient retyping of edited manuscripts. | |
