Breeding major food staples [electronic resource] / edited by Manjit S. Kang and P.M. Priyadarshan.
Contributor(s): Kang, Manjit S
| Priyadarshan, P. M | Wiley InterScience (Online service)Material type: 
TextPublisher: Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 437 p. : ill., map ; 27 cmISBN: 9780470376447; 0470376449Subject(s): Food crops -- Breeding | Crop improvementGenre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 631.5/2 LOC classification: SB175 | .B74 2007ebOnline resources: Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | John Wiley Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crop breeding methodologies: classic and modern / Manjit S. Kang ... [et al.] -- Genetic enhancement of polypoid crops using tools of classical cytogenetics and modern biotechnology / Prem P. Jauhar -- Biofortification: breeding micronutrient-dense crops / Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer, Bonnie McClafferty -- Bioinformatics and plant genomics for staple crops improvement / David Edwards -- Breeding spring bread wheat for irrigated and rainfed production systems of the developing world / Ravi P. Singh, Richard Trethowan -- Rice breeding for sustainable production / Sant S. Virmani, M. Ilyas-Ahmed -- Barley breeding for sustainable production / Salvatore Ceccarelli ... [et al.] -- Corn breeding in the twenty-first century / G. Richard Johnson -- Soybean breeding achievements and challenges / Silvia R. Cianzio -- Breeding potato as a major staple crop / John E. Bradshaw -- Breeding of sweetpotato / S.L. Tan, M. Nakatani, K. Komaki -- Cassava genetic improvement / Hernan Ceballos ... [et al.] -- Banana breeding / Michael Pillay, Leena Tripathi.
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