A selection of chapters in this collection:
Advances in understanding crop use of phosphorus: Tim George, James Hutton Institute, UK
Advances in understanding the nitrogen cycle in crop production: David Pilbeam, University of Leeds, UK
Mapping and exploiting the citrus genome: Patrick Ollitrault, CIRAD, France
Advances and improvements in modeling plant processes: Soo-Hyung Kim and Jennifer Hsiao, University of Washington, USA; and Hannah Kinmonth- Schultz, University of Kansas, USA
Doubled haploid production in wheat: W. Tadesse, M. Sanchez-Garcia, S. Tawkaz and M. Baum, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in barley: Ernesto Igartua, Carlos P. Cantalapiedra and Ana M. Casas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain
Theory and application of phenotyping in wheat for different target environments: Matthew Reynolds and Francisco Pinto, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico
Use of the secondary gene pool of barley in breeding improved varieties: Matthew Haas, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany; and Martin Mascher, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany
Advances in understanding soybean physiology and growth: M. B. Zhang and X. T. Chu, Centre for Integrative Legume Research, University of Queensland, Australia; H. N. Su, University of Queensland, Australia, and National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, Gannan Normal University, China; A. H. Hastwell, P. M. Gresshoff and B. J. Ferguson, Centre for Integrative Legume Research, University of Queensland, Australia
Breeding improved varieties of cowpea: B. B. Singh, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India