Genetics, genomics and breeding of forage crops / editors: Hongwei Cai, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China and Forage Crop Research Institute, Japan Gr

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cai, Hongwei, editor.

Yamada, Toshihiko, editor.

Kole, Chittaranjan, editor.

Series:

Genetics, genomics and breeding of crop plants.

Genetics, genomics and breeding of crop plants

Genetics, genomics and breeding of crop plants Genetics, genomics and breeding of forage crops

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forage plants--Breeding.

Forage plants.

Forage plants--Genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forage crops include several species of grasses and legumes that are widely used as animal fodder in the form of hay, pasturage and silage, as well as for turf and erosion control. Some forage grasses are also being considered for bio-energy generation. In this book leading researchers review the latest advances in molecular genetics and genomics;

Contents:

1. Forage grasses and legumes : an introduction / Toshihiko Yamada

2. Perennial ryegrass / Toshihiko Yamada

3. Italian ryegrass / Maiko Inoue, Alan V. Stewart and Hongwei Cai

4. Tall fescue / Malay C. Saha

5. Meadow fescue / Kovi Mallikarjuna Rao and Odd Arne Rognli

6. Dactylis and phleum / Alan V. Stewart, Nicholas W. Ellison and B. Shaun Bushman

7. Bentgrasses and bluegrasses / Keenan Amundsen and Scott Warnke

8. Warm-season grasses / Masumi Ebina, Shin-ichi Tsuruta and Yukio Akiyama

9. Zoysiagrass / Hongwei Cai, Manli Li, Xun Wang, Nana Yuyama and Mariko Hirata

10. Alfalfa / Maria J. Monteros, Yuanhong Han and E. Charles Brummer

11. Red clover / Sachiko Isobe, Roland Kolliker, Beat Boller and Heathcliffe Riday

12. White clover / John W. Forster, Noel O.I. Cogan and Michael T. Abberton.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-07642-8

1-4822-0810-5

9780429076428

OCLC:

868580045