An Introduction to Plant Breeding - Softcover

Brown, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405133449 ISBN 13: 9781405133449

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, resistance and so on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants. In recent years the techniques used have been rapidly advanced and refined to include molecular, cell and genetic techniques. An Introduction to Plant Breeding provides comprehensive coverage of the whole area of plant breeding. Covering modes of reproduction in plants, breeding objectives and schemes, genetics, predictions, selection, alternative techniques and practical considerations. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student friendly way and includes questions for the reader. The book is essential reading for all those studying, teaching and researching plant breeding.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Brown is Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Department of Plant Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, USA. Peter Caligari is Director of the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Talca, Chile.

From the Back Cover

Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, and pest resistance and so on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants. In recent years the techniques used have been rapidly advanced and refined to include molecular, cell and genetic techniques.

An Introduction to Plant Breeding has been carefully compiled by the authors, who have between them many years experience as plant breeders, and as teachers on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in plant breeders, and as teachers on undergraduate and postgraduate course in plant sciences and plant breeding. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student friendly way and includes questions for the reader. The book is essential reading for all those studying, teaching and researching plant breeding. This important publication provides comprehensive coverage of the whole are of plant breeding. Subjects covered include: modes of reproduction in plants, breeding objectives and schemes, genetics, predictions, selection, alternative techniques and practical considerations. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student friendly way and includes questions for the reader.

An Introduction to Plant Breeding has been designed to serve as a core text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in plant breeding, plant sciences and agricultural sciences. It is essential reading for plant breeders and for all those researching and teaching in these subject areas. All universities and research establishments where plant sciences and agricultural sciences are studied and taught should have several copies of this book on their shelves.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405133449
• ISBN 13: 9781405133449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226