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Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement: Institutions, Persons, Theories, Methods, and Histories (Crop Science) - Hardcover

Schlegel, Rolf

 
9781560221463: Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement: Institutions, Persons, Theories, Methods, and Histories (Crop Science)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1560221461 ISBN 13: 9781560221463
Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

How were today' complex approaches to improving crops developed? The quest for a steady food supply sparked plant breeding attempts over 12,000 years ago. The Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement is a comprehensive resource explaining the development of crop improvement methods over the centuries. This extensive history of development is examined in detail, including influential individuals in the field, plant cultivation in Asia since the Neolithic time, techniques used in the Old World, and cropping in ancient America. The advance of scientific plant breeding in the twentieth century is extensively explored, including hybrid breeding, biotechnological improvement, and genetic manipulation.

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Schlegel, Rolf

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1560221461
ISBN 13 
9781560221463
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352