Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 13

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 is an ongoing series presenting state-of-the art review articles on research in plant genetics, especially the breeding of commercially important crops. Articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of plant scientists. Zusammenfassung Part of a continuing series detailing recent developments in plant breeding! this volume examines how to breed plants that not only provide abundant yields! but also offer improved resistance to insects and disease! and are less reliant on fertilizers! herbicides and pesticides. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication: Arlen D. Draper: Blueberry Wizard (J. Hancock & G.Galletta). Genetic Markers and Plant Genetic Resource Management (P. Bretting& M. Widrlechner). Honeycomb Selection Designs (A. Fasoulas & V. Fasoula). Breeding for Negatively Associated Traits (W. Yan & D.Wallace). Long-Term Pollen Storage (W. Hanna & L. Towill). Inbreeding Depression in Alfalfa and Cross-Pollinated Crops (J.Jones & E. Bingham). Cereal Transformation Through Particle Bombardment (A. Casas, etal.). Breeding Perennial Rye (R. Reimann-Philipp). Genetics of Wheat-Rust Interaction (R. Sawhney). Origin, Evolution, and Breeding of Grapefruit (F. Gmitter). Indexes.

Product details

• Authors: Janick, 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: 29.11.1995
• EAN: 9780471573432
• ISBN: 978-0-471-57343-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Plant Breeding Reviews; Plant Breeding Reviews
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Agronomy & crop production, Botany and plant sciences, Agronomy and crop production, Plant Reproduction & Propagation