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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972734303321

Autore

Hancock James F

Titolo

Plant evolution and the origin of crop species / / James F. Hancock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, : CABI Pub., c2004

ISBN

9786610866403

9781280866401

1280866403

9780851998749

0851998747

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Disciplina

633

Soggetti

Crops - Evolution

Crops - Origin

Plants - Evolution

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 (p. 251-305).

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Introduction; 1 Chromosome Structure and Genetic Variability; 2 Assortment of Genetic Variability; 3 The Multifactorial Genome; 4 Polyploidy and Gene Duplication; 5 Speciation; 6 The Origins of Agriculture; 7 The Dynamics of Plant Domestication; 8 Cereal Grains; 9 Protein Plants; 10 Starchy Staples and Sugars; 11 Fruits, Vegetables, Oils and Fibres; 12 Postscript: Germ-plasm Resources; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The key features of this fully revised edition include: a description of the evolution of native and cultivated populations of plants; a review of when and where major crops were domesticated; and a discussion of the subsequent development of crops.