Microsatellite and SNP Markers in Wheat Breeding -- Molecular Markers and QTL Analysis for Grain Quality Improvement in Wheat -- Molecular Approaches and Breeding Strategies for Drought Tolerance in Barley -- Molecular Markers for Gene Pyramiding and Disease Resistance Breeding in Barley -- Cloning Genes and QTLs for Disease Resistance in Cereals -- Maize Breeding and Genomics: An Historical Overview and Perspectives -- Molecular Markers and Marker-Assisted Selection in Rice -- Application of Genomics for Molecular Breeding in Rice -- Marker-Assisted Selection in Sorghum -- Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Grain Legume Crops for the Semi-Arid Tropics -- Genomics Approaches To Soybean Improvement -- Application Of Genomics To Forage CROP Breeding For Quality Traits -- Molecular Mapping, Marker-Assisted Selection And MAP-Based Cloning In Tomato -- Genomics For Improvement Of Rosaceae Temperate Tree Fruit -- DNA Markers: Development And Application For Genetic Improvement Of Coffee -- Genomics OF Root Nodulation In Soybean -- Genomics of Wheat Domestication -- Transcriptome Analysis of The Sugarcane Genome For Crop Improvement. Genomics research has great potential to revolutionize the discipline of plant breeding. This two-volume set provides a critical assessment of genomics tools and approaches for crop breeding. Volume 1, entitled "Genomics Approaches and Platforms", illustrates state-of-the-art genomics approaches and platforms presently available for crop improvement. Volume 2, entitled "Genomics Applications in Crops", compiles crop-specific studies that summarize both the achievements and limitations of genomics research for crop improvement. We hope that these two volumes, while providing new ideas and opportunities to those working in crop breeding, will help graduate students and teachers to develop a better understanding of the applications of crop genomics to plant research and breeding.