Plant mutation breeding and biotechnology /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency
Other Authors:	Shu, Q. Y., Forster, Brian P., Nakagawa, H. (Hitoshi)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Rome, Italy : CABI ; FAO, [2012]
Subjects:	Plant mutation breeding. Mutagenesis. Plant biotechnology. Plants, Genetically Modified. Plant Development > genetics. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Abstract:	This book presents contemporary information on mutagenesis in plants and its applications in plant breeding and research. The topics are classified into sections focusing on the concepts, historical development and genetic basis of plant mutation breeding (chapters 1-6); mutagens and induced mutagenesis (chapters 7-13); mutation induction and mutant development (chapters 14-23); mutation breeding (chapters 24-34); or mutations in functional genomics (chapters 35-41). This book is an essential reference for those who are conducting research on mutagenesis as an approach to improving or modifying a trait, or achieving basic understanding of a pathway for a trait -- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	Description based on opening page (viewed Mar. 26, 2014). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (608 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781283903547 (MyiLibrary) 1283903547 (MyiLibrary)
DOI:	10.1079/9781780640853.0000
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