Physiology and biotechnology integration for plant breeding [electronic resource] /
edited by Henry T. Nguyen, Abraham Blum.
- New York : Marcel Dekker, c2004.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 628 p.) : ill.
- Books in soils, plants, and the environment .
- Books in soils, plants, and the environment. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Contents; Contributors; Physiology of Yield and Adaptation in Wheat and Barley Breeding; Genetic Yield Improvement and Stress Tolerance in Maize; Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Rice; Sorghum Physiology; Pearl Millet; Comparative Ecophysiology of Cowpea, Common Bean, and Peanut; The Physiological Basis of Soybean Yield Potential and Environmental Adaptation; Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Cotton; Genome Mapping and Genomic Strategies for Crop Improvement; Marker-Assisted Utilization of Exotic Germ Plasm.
In introducing 16 chapters by international scientists, Nguyen (soybean genomics and biotechnology, U. of Missouri-Columbia) and Blum (Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel) comment on the increasing pressures on plant breeding for sustainable agriculture. New technologies are increa.
9780824748029 0824748026
Plant breeding.
Plant genetic engineering.
Plant physiology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Agronomy--General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
Electronic books.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Contents; Contributors; Physiology of Yield and Adaptation in Wheat and Barley Breeding; Genetic Yield Improvement and Stress Tolerance in Maize; Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Rice; Sorghum Physiology; Pearl Millet; Comparative Ecophysiology of Cowpea, Common Bean, and Peanut; The Physiological Basis of Soybean Yield Potential and Environmental Adaptation; Physiological Basis of Yield and Environmental Adaptation in Cotton; Genome Mapping and Genomic Strategies for Crop Improvement; Marker-Assisted Utilization of Exotic Germ Plasm.
In introducing 16 chapters by international scientists, Nguyen (soybean genomics and biotechnology, U. of Missouri-Columbia) and Blum (Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel) comment on the increasing pressures on plant breeding for sustainable agriculture. New technologies are increa.
9780824748029 0824748026
Plant breeding.
Plant genetic engineering.
Plant physiology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Agronomy--General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
Electronic books.