Physiology and biotechnology integration for plant breeding [electronic resource] / edited by Henry T. Nguyen, Abraham Blum.
Contributor(s): Nguyen, Henry T
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TextSeries: Books in soils, plants, and the environment: Publisher: New York : Marcel Dekker, c2004Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 628 p.) : illISBN: 9780824748029; 0824748026Subject(s): Plant breeding | Plant genetic engineering | Plant physiology | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable AgricultureGenre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: Physiology and biotechnology integration for plant breeding.Online resources: Click here to view. | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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