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Plant Breeding Methods
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fehr, W. R. (Walter R.), 1939- author.
- Suza, Walter P. (Walter Philip), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Textbooks.
- Science.
- Earth sciences--Textbooks.
- Earth sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, IA Iowa State University Digital Press [2024]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This text has been compiled to provide an overview of how plant breeders develop cultivars of plant species. The methods that breeders use depend directly on the type of cultivar used to produce a commercial crop. The four most common types of cultivars are (a) clonal cultivars (b) synthetic cultivars (c) pure-line cultivars and (d) hybrid cultivars. These types of cultivars will be discussed throughout the book, alongside review questions for self-study.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Types of Cultivars and Modes of Plant Reproduction
- Sources of Parental Germplasm
- Population Formation by Hybridization
- Techniques for Artificial Hybridization
- Mutation Breeding
- Novel Traits from Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
- Backcrossing
- Inbreeding
- Recurrent Selection
- Key Terms
- About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
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