Principles of plant genetics and breeding / George Acquaah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acquaah, George, author.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant breeding.

Plant genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 740 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Second Edition 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 the new, updated edition of this text. Industry highlight boxes are included throughout the text to contextualize the information given through the professional experiences of plant breeders. The final chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the largest and most common crops.

Up-to-date edition of this bestselling book incorporating the most recent technologies in the field

Combines both theory and practice in modern plant breeding

Updated industry highlights help to illustrate the concepts outlined in the text

Self assessment questions at the end of each chapter aid student learning

Accompanying website with artwork from the book available to instructors Book jacket.

Contents:

section 1. Overview and historical perspectives

section 2. Population and quantitative genetic principles

section 3. Reproductive systems

section 4. Germplasm for breeding

section 5. Breeding objectives

section 6. Selection methods

section 7. Molecular breeding

section 8. Marketing and societal issues in breeding

section 9. Breeding selected crops.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

792941571

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.