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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876912003321

Titolo

Plant breeding reviews . Volume 6 / / edited by Jules Janick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, OR, : Timber Press, 1989

ISBN

1-118-06103-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 p.)

Collana

Plant breeding review ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

JanickJules <1931->

Disciplina

631.5305

Soggetti

Plant breeding

Agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS Volume 6; Contents; Contributors; 1 Dedication: Warren H. Gabelman- Horticultural Plant Breeder and Teacher; 2 Application of Isozymes in Plant Breeding; I. Introduction; II. Definitions; III. History of Methodology; IV. Applications: General Variation; V. Applications: Genetically Defined Variation; VI. Multilocus Analysis; VII. Conclusions; 3 Induced Mutations in Vegetatively Propagated Crops; I. Introduction; II. The Starting Material; III. Mutagenic Treatments; IV. Practical Examples; 4 Breeding Guayule; I. Introduction; II. Basic Breeding Information

III. Germplasm ResourcesIV. Breeding; V. Conclusions and Summary; 5 Oat Breeding; I. Introduction; II. Botany and Genetics; III. Breeding Objectives; IV. Steps in Cultivar Development; V. Breeding Procedures; VI. Cultivars; VII. Future Prospects and Goals; 6 Breeding for Insect Resistance in Maize; I. Introduction; II. Developing Host Plant Resistance Programs; III. Genetics and Breeding; IV. Concluding Remarks; 7 Breeding Red Raspberry for Resistance to Diseases and Pest; I. Introduction; II. Virus Diseases; III. Mycoplasma Disease; IV. Fungal Diseases; V. Bacterial Diseases; VI. Pests

VII. Resistance Breeding StrategiesVIII. Achievements and Future Prospects; 8 Breeding for Improved Yield in Cucumber; I. Introduction; II. Yield Trials; III. Field Plots; IV. Environment; V. Considerations in Selection; VI. Selection Methods; VII. Yield Physiology; VIII. Yield Ideotype; IX. Summary; 9 Biparental Inheritance of Organelles and its Implications in Crop Improvement; I. Introduction; II. Patterns of



Organelle Inheritance; III. Genetics of Organelle Inheritance; IV. Organelle Inheritance Patterns and Crop Improvement; V. Conclusions; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index

Cumulative Contributor Index