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Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 12
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. It is a serial title that appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.
Principles of Plant Breeding
As ancient as agriculture itself, plant breeding is one of civilization\'s oldest activities. Today, world food production is more dependent than ever on the successful cultivation of only a handful of major crops, while continuing advances in agriculture rely on successfully breeding new varieties that are well-adapted to their human-influenced ecological circumstances. Plant breeding involves elements of both natural and cultural selection-a process which operates on individual plants and on plant populations. This book offers the most recent detailed knowledge of plant reproduction and their environmental interaction, which can help guide new breeding programs and help insure continuing progress in providing more food for growing populations produced with better care of the environment.
Principles of Plant Breeding
Introductory topics. Genetic basis of breeding self-pollinated crops. Breeding nethods with self-pollinated crops. Genetics basis of breeding cross-pollinated. Breeding methods with cross-pollinated crops. Breeding for disease resistance. Polyploidy in plant breeding. Interspecific hibridization. Miscellaneous topics.
Plant Population Genetics, Breeding, and Genetic Resources
From the International Symposium on Population Genetics and Germplasm Resources in Crop Improvement, held August 1988 at U. Cal., Davis. Twenty-one contributions are grouped into three broad sections which consider the kinds and amounts of genetic diversity found in plant species at the protein and DNA levels; the structure of genetic variation and the evolutionary processes that shape genetic diversity; and applications in forestry, crop improvement, and the conservation and use of crop genetic resources. Cloth edition (unseen), $60. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
