Plant Breeding Reviews . Volume 2 [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910877436503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 1984
• ISBN: 1-118-06099-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Collana: Plant Breeding Reviews ; ; v. 2
• Altri autori (Persone): JanickJules <1931->
• Disciplina: 631.5305
• Soggetti: Plant breeding -- Periodicals; Plant breeding; Agriculture; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Plant Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS Volume 2; Contents; Contributors; 1 Dedication: George F. Sprague Corn Breeder and Geneticist; Text; Publications of George F. Sprague; 2 Induced Mutations in Seed-Propagated Crops; I. Introduction; II. Frequent and Useful Mutant Types; III. Genetic Aspects of Induced Mutants in Relation to Breeding Problems; IV. Use of Mutagens to Supplement the Genetic Variability Base for Selection; Literature Cited; 3 Breeding Cassava; I. Introduction; II. Basic Breeding Information; III. Germplasm Resources; IV. Cytogenetics, Genetics, and Breeding; V. Conclusions and Summary; Literature Cited4 Breeding Bananas and Plantains; I. Introduction; II. Limitations of the Cavendish Clones; III. History of Banana Breeding; IV. Early Approaches to Breeding; V. Germplasm Collection and Evaluation; VI. Diploid Breeding; VII. Tetraploid Breeding; VIII. Triploid Breeding; IX. Mutation Breeding; X. Plantain Breeding; XI. Summary; Literature Cited; 5 Coffee Breeding and Related Evolutionary Aspects; I. Introduction; II. Biology of Reproduction; III. Genetic Relationships Among Some Species of Coffea; IV. Origin of Coffea arabica; V. Breeding Goals; VI. Potential of Tissue Culture Applied to Coffee BreedingLiterature Cited; 6 Breeding Strawberries for Red Stele Resistance; I. Introduction; II. Host and Fungal Interactions; III. Breeding Procedures; IV. Current ; and Future Prospects; Literature Cited; 7 Tissue Culture of Legumes for Crop Improvement; I. Introduction; II. Plant Regeneration; III. Somatic Hybridization; IV. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 8 Tissue Culture Techniques for Virus Elimination and Germplasm Preservation; I. Introduction; II. Tissue Culture and Virus Elimination; III. Tissue Culture and Germplasm Preservation; IV. ConclusionsLiterature Cited; 9 Plant Genetic Engineering Via Organelle Transfer; I. Introduction; II. Rationale for Transferring Organelles; III. Nomenclature; IV. Organelle Transfer; V. Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Regulatory Mechanisms; VI. Mutants and Markers; VII. Prospects for Crop Improvement; Literature Cited; 10 Hybrid Wheat Breeding and Commercial Seed Development; I. Introduction; II. Genomes and Cytoplasms; III. Hybridizing Systems; IV. Germplasm Development and Evaluation; V. Seed Distribution and Production; VI. Hybrid Quality and Grain Yield; Literature Cited; Index (Volume 2); Cumulative Index (Volumes 1-2 Inclusive)Contributor Index (Volumes 1-2 Inclusive)