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The author extends special gratitude to all old and new contributors to the industry highlights in the third edition. Several of these contributors were invited rather late to provide papers for inclusion in the new edition. Nonetheless, they came through with excellent papers. More importantly, the box readings are very detailed in the information they provide, and illustrate how the principles and concepts discussed in the main text are applied in addressing selected plant breeding problems.

I acknowledge, with appreciation, professors and industry professionals around the globe who have adopted this textbook for their courses. I am grateful for the encouragement and commendations from professionals and students to produce this new edition, and especially to those who pointed out errors and typos, as well as those who suggested areas that needed updating.

My love and appreciation go to my dear wife, Dr. Theresa Acquaah, and wonderful children, Parry, Kwasi, Bozuma, and Tina, who had to put up with all the time I took time away from them to focus on this great project. Finally, to my father, Dr. J.C. El‐Shadai, I am grateful for your loving kindness, support, and guidance throughout this project.