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Autore |
Hancock James F |
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Titolo |
Plant evolution and the origin of crop species [[electronic resource] /] / James F. Hancock |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, : CABI Pub., c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-86640-3 |
9786610866403 |
0-85199-874-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crops - Evolution |
Crops - Origin |
Plants - Evolution |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-305). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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