Principles of Plant Genetics and BreedingISBN: 978-1-4051-3646-4
Hardcover
584 pages
November 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Until recently, plant breeders have depended primarily on classical
tools to develop new and improved products for producers and
consumers. However, with the advent of biotechnology, breeders are
increasingly incorporating molecular tools in their breeding work.
In recognition of the current state of methods and their
application, this text introduces both classical and molecular
tools for plant breeding.
Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding, intellectual
property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding, organic
breeding), and more are addressed in this state of the art text.
The final 8 chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the
largest and most common crops. In addition, over 25 plant breeders
share their professional experiences while illustrating concepts in
the text.
Features include:
- Comprehensive presentation of both classical and molecular
plant breeding tools
- Industry highlight essays from over 25 professional plant
breeders
- Chapter introductions, summaries and discussion questions
- Easy reference glossary
- Reference chapters on breeding 8 of the largest and most common crops
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