Sugarcane improvement through breeding /
This book is a comprehensive survey of breeding principles and practices employed by sugarcane growers and researchers throughout the world. Included within its scope are important genera and species concepts, morphological information, clarification of certain generic names, a description of germpl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier Science,
[2015?]
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| Series: | Developments in Crop Science ;
v. 11 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book is a comprehensive survey of breeding principles and practices employed by sugarcane growers and researchers throughout the world. Included within its scope are important genera and species concepts, morphological information, clarification of certain generic names, a description of germplasm collection and utilization, discussion of the complex issues involved in genetic manipulation, and a summary of sugarcane improvement through breeding over the past century. The book is compiled so that information proceeds from the general to the specific. Basic concepts of evolution. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1987. 1. Introduction. 2. Evolution and Taxonomy. 3. Morphology and Anatomy. 4. Germplasm Collection, Maintenance, and Use. 5. Cytogenetics. 6. Genetics of Sugarcane. 7. Flowering and Flower Synchronization. 8. Hybridization Procedures. 9. Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. 10. Seed Handling, Germination, and Seedling Propagation. 11. Selection Methods, Criteria, and Indices. 12. Breeding for Disease Resistance. 13. Breeding for Stress Tolerance. 14. Data Information, Storage, and Retrieval. 15. New Varieties. Index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 603 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1483289982 9781483289984 |