1. The Role of Biodiversity and Plant Conservation for Ornamental Breeding
Chunlin Long, Zhe Chen, Ying Zhou and Bo Long
2. The genetic basis of floral organ identity and its applications in ornamental plant breeding
Mathilde Chopy, Patrice Morel, Enrico Costanzo, Suzanne Rodrigues Bento, Pierre Chambrier and Michiel Vandenbussche
3. Flower color and its engineering by genetic modification
Naoko Okitsu, Naonobu Noda, Chandler Steve, Yoshikazu Tanaka
4. Breeding and genetics for shelf and vase life
Heiko Mibus
5. Breeding for Disease Resistance in Ornamentals
Leen Leus
6. Plant Tissue Culture Techniques for Breeding
Mark P. Bridgen, Wouter Van Houtven and Tom Eeckhaut
7. Ploidy breeding in ornamentals
Tom Eeckhaut, Jeroen Van der Veken, Emmy Dhooghe, Leen Leus, Katrijn Van Laere and Johan Van Huylenbroeck
8. Mutation Breeding in Ornamentals
Rusli Ibrahim, Zaiton Ahmad, Shakinah Salleh, Affrida Abu Hassan and Sakinah Ariffin
9. New developments in molecular techniques for breeding in ornamentals
Marinus JM Smulders and Paul Arens
10. Alstroemeria
Mark P. Bridgen
11. Azalea
Jan De Riek, Ellen De Keyser, Evelien Calsyn, Tom Eeckhaut, Johan Van Huylenbroeck and Nobuo Kobayashi
12. Caladium
Zhanao Deng
13. Calathea
Johan Van Huylenbroeck, Evelien Calsyn, Andy Van den Broeck, René Denis and Emmy Dhooghe
14. Chrysanthemum
Jaap Spaargaren and Geert van Geest
15. Dianthus
Takashi Onozaki
16. Fuchsia
Mario de Cooker, Edwin Goulding, Henk Waldenmaier, and Paul Berry
17. Gerbera
Zhanao Deng and Krishna Bhattarai
18. Helleborus
Emmy Dhooghe, Julia Sparke, Peter Oenings, Thierry Van Paemel, Marie-Christine Van Labeke and Traud Winkelmann
19. Kalanchoë
Kathryn Kuligowska Mackenzie, Henrik Lütken, Lívia Lopes Coelho, Maja Dibbern Kaaber, Josefine Nymark Hegelund and Renate Müller
20. Lilium
Jaap M. Van Tuyl, Paul Arens, Arwa Shahin, Agnieszka Marasek-Ciolakowska, Rodrigo Barba-Gonzalez, Hyoung Tae Kim and Ki-Byung Lim
21. Limonium
Ed Morgan, Keith Funnell
22. Ornamental pepper
Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo and Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo
23. Phalaenopsis
Chia-Chi Hsu, Hong-Hwa Chen and Wen-Huei Chen
24. Primula
Juntaro Kato, Mayuko I. Inari, Mai Hayashi, Junji Amano, Hiroaki Ohasahi and Masahiro Mii
25. Ranunculus
Margherita Beruto, Mario Rabaglio, Serena Viglione, Marie-Christine Van Labeke and Emmy Dhooghe
26. Rhododendron
Stephen L. Krebs
27. Rose
Leen Leus, Katrijn Van Laere, Jan De Riek and Johan Van Huylenbroeck
28. Tulip
Teresa Orlikowska, Malgorzata Podwyszyńska, Agnieszka Marasek-Ciolakowska, Dariusz Sochacki and Roman Szymański
29. Woody ornamentals of the temperate zone
Katrijn Van Laere, Stan C. Hokanson, Ryan Contreras and Johan Van Huylenbroeck
About the Author: Dr. Johan Van Huylenbroeck is a plant breeder at the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) in Belgium. Besides practical breeding, he also coordinates numerous research projects on ornamental plants. Since 2006, he leads the Applied Breeding and Genetics group, a team of 20 researchers and 30 technical staff members. His research focuses mainly on (1) the development of efficient hybridization and selection strategies, (2) the creation of cultivars for sustainable agriculture and horticulture; (3) the use of DNA markers assisted breeding techniques for quantitative and qualitative traits and (4) marker-based analysis of genetic diversity and identity. In close collaboration with the industry, his group runs breeding programs in a.o. azalea, outdoor roses and woody ornamentals. Specific breeding goals in woody ornamentals are disease resistance, enlargement of the existing diversity via interspecific hybridization and compact growing plants.
