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Biotechnology and plant breeding : applications and approaches for developing improved cultivars /

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Includes critical discussion of the newest and most important applications of biotechnology in plant breeding, covering key topics such as biometry applied to molecular analysis of genetic diversity and genetically modified plants. This work goes beyond recombinant DNA technology to bring together...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borém, Aluízio
Other Authors: Fritsche-Neto, Roberto
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, U.K. ; Waltham, Mass. : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Plant breeding.
Plant biotechnology.
Genome, Plant.
Plants, Genetically Modified.
Genes, Plant > genetics.
Crops, Agricultural > genetics.
Table of Contents:
  • Plant breeding and biotechnological advances
  • Molecular markers
  • Biometrics applied to molecular analysis in genetic diversity
  • Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
  • Genome-wide selection (GWS)
  • Genes prospection
  • Tissue culture applications for the genetic improvement of plants
  • Transgenic plants
  • Double haploids
  • Tools for the future breeder.