Plant evolution and the origin of crop species /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA :
CABI,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | This book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with the evolutionary processes, describing the chromosome structure, genetic variation, multifactorial genome, polyploidy, gene duplication and speciation. Part 2 deals with the origins of agriculture and the dynamics of plant domestication, covering some cereal grains, protein plants, starchy staple and sugar crops, as well as fruit, vegetable, fibre and oil crops. A chapter on ex situ and in situ conservation of germplasm resources is included. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on opening page (viewed Mar. 24, 2014). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780641423 (electronic bk.) 1780641427 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1079/9781845938017.0000 |
| Access: | This title is restricted to authorized TAMU and TAMHSC users. |