Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of
years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, resistance and so
on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants. In
recent years the techniques used have been rapidly advanced and
refined to include molecular, cell and genetic techniques.
An Introduction to Plant Breeding provides comprehensive
coverage of the whole area of plant breeding. Covering modes of
reproduction in plants, breeding objectives and schemes, genetics,
predictions, selection, alternative techniques and practical
considerations. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student
friendly way and includes questions for the reader. The book is
essential reading for all those studying, teaching and researching
plant breeding.
Tabella dei contenuti
1 Introduction..
2 Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar..
3 Breeding objectives..
4 Breeding schemes..
5 Genetics and plant breeding..
6 Predictions..
7 Selection.8 Alternative techniques in plant breeding..
9 Some Practical considerations.
Index.
Circa l’autore
Jack Brown is Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics,
Department of Plant Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of
Idaho, USA.
Peter Caligari is Director of the Institute of Plant
Biology and Biotechnology, University of Talca, Chile.
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