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

• Pubblicazione: Portland, OR, : Timber Press, 1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.5305
• Soggetto topico: Plant breeding; Agriculture
• Altri autori: JanickJules <1931->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Plant breeding reviews
• ISBN: 1-118-06103-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876912003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Plant Breeding Reviews