Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 20

Informationen zum Autor Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA. Klappentext Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. Zusammenfassung This work presents reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. With emphasis on methodology! understanding crop genetics! and applications to major crops! it covers row crops! fruits! vegetables! nuts and trees grown for timber and pulp. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication: Normal Willison Simmonds: Plant Breeder, Teacher,Administrator (W. Spoor & F. England). The Origin of Maize: Evidence for Tripsacum Ancestry (M.Eubanks). History of Public Onion Breeding Programs in the United States (I.Goldman, et al.). Current and Future Issues in Lettuce Breeding (E. Ryder). Cactus Pear Domestication and Breeding (C. Jacobo). Somatic Hybridization and Applications in Plant Breeding (A.Johnson & R. Veilleux). Indexes.

Product details

• Authors: J Janick, J. Janick, Jules Janick, Jules (Purdue University) Janick, Janick Jules
• Assisted by: Jules Janick (Editor), Janick Jules (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2000
• EAN: 9780471387886
• ISBN: 978-0-471-38788-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Plant Breeding Reviews; Plant Breeding Reviews
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Science: general issues, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference, SCIENCE / Reference, Reference works, Botany & plant sciences, Genetics (non-medical), Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Agronomy & crop production, Botany and plant sciences, Agronomy and crop production