Plant breeding : principles and prospects /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1993. |
| Description: | xxiii, 550 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Plant breeding series ; 1 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1755316 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Introduction
- Introduction / E. Sanchez-Monge
- Pt. 2. Genetic Systems and Population Structure. 1. Genetic systems, recombination and variability / H. Rees. 2. Population structure and variability / M. D. Hayward and E. L. Breese
- Pt. 3. Sources of Variation. 3. Plant genetic resources / J. T. Esquinas-Alcazar. 4. Induced mutations / A. Micke and B. Donini. 5. Interspecific hybridization by sexual means / B. Pickersgill. 6. Chromosome manipulation and polyploidy / H. Thomas. 7. Somatic hybridization / G. Pelletier. 8. Gene cloning and identification / B. Xoconostle-Cazares, E. Lozoya-Gloria and L. Herrera-Estrella. 9. Gene transfer to plants: approaches and available techniques / I. Potrykus. 10. The role of gene technology in plant breeding / F. Salamini and M. Motto
- Pt. 4. Assessment of Variation. 11. Biometrical genetics in breeding / M. J. Kearsey. 12. Biochemical characterization of populations / M. Perez de la Vega
- Pt. 5. Manipulation of Genetic Systems. 13. Self- and cross-incompatibility systems / D. de Nettancourt. 14. Male sterility / J. M. Lasa and N. O. Bosemark. 15. Apomixis / A. P. M. den Nijs and G. E. van Dijk. 16. Micropropagation and somatic embryogenesis / Ch. H. Bornman. 17. Andro- and parthenogenesis / B. Foroughi-Wehr and G. Wenzel
- Pt. 6. Selection Methods. 18. Selection strategies and choice of breeding methods / J. Moreno-Gonzalez and J. I. Cubero. 19. Marker-assisted selection / P. Arus and J. Moreno-Gonzalez. 20. Gametophytic and sporophytic selection / E. Ottaviano and M. Sari-Gorla. 21. In vitro selection / G. Wenzel and B. Foroughi-Wehr
- Pt. 7. Adaptation. 22. Genotype x environment interaction and adaptation / I. Romagosa and P. N. Fox. 23. Augmenting yield-based selection / R. B. Austin. 24. Resistance to abiotic stresses / E. Acevedo and E. Fereres. 25. Resistance to parasites / R. E. Niks, P. R. Ellis and J. E. Parlevliet
- Pt. 8. Specific Trait Breeding. 26. Breeding for improved symbiotic nitrogen fixation / L. R. Mytton and L. Skot. 27. Photosynthetic and respiratory efficiency / J. Azcon-Bieto and A. Caballero. 28. Breeding for efficient root systems / J. M. Clarke and T. N. McCaig. 29. On the utilization of renewable plant resources / L. Munck
- Pt. 9. Epilogue. 30. The need for a comprehensive plant breeding strategy / N. O. Bosemark.
