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Plant evolution and the origin of crop species /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hancock, James F. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Crops > Evolution.
Crops > Origin.
Plants > Evolution.
Field Crops, (New March 2000)
Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000)
Plant Breeding and Genetics.
Taxonomy and Evolution.
Centres of diversity.
Cereals.
Chromosomes.
Crops.
Cytology.
Domestication.
Duplication.
Evolution.
Fruit crops.
Genetic variation.
Genomes.
Grain legumes.
Oilseed plants.
Polyploidy.
Root crops.
Speciation.
Vegetables.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chromosome Structure and Genetic Variability
  • Assortment of Genetic Variability
  • The Multifactorial Genome
  • Polyploidy and Gene Duplication
  • Speciation
  • The Origins of Agriculture
  • The Dynamics of Plant Domestication
  • Cereal Grains
  • Protein Plants
  • Starchy Staples and Sugars
  • Fruits, Vegetables, Oils and Fibres
  • Postscript : Germ-plasm Resources.