Genetic Improvement of Tomato

Tomato is a crop grown worldwide which is being increasingly studied particularly from the aspects covered here, i.e. cytology, genetics, breeding and biotechnology. This text examines the genetic improvement of tomatoes. Among the topics covered are: reproductive biology and its implications in tomato improvement; mitosis and meiosis studies; linkage and mutagenesis; classical and molecular genetics; isozymes and its applications in breeding practices; collection, exploration, evaluation, utilization and conservation of germplasm; improvement through pedigree-based selection, population improvement and multitrait selection; various aspects of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization.