An introduction to plant breeding / / Jack Brown, Peter D.S. Caligari |
Autore | Brown Jack <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina |
631.5/2
631.52 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CaligariP. D. S (Peter D. S.) |
Soggetto topico |
Plant breeding
Selection (Plant breeding) |
ISBN |
1-118-68522-9
1-299-46480-7 1-118-68523-7 1-4443-5770-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | und |
Nota di contenuto | Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar -- Breeding objectives -- Breeding schemes -- Genetics and plant breeding -- Predictions -- Selection -- Alternative techniques in plant breeding -- Some practical considerations. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996205503903316 |
Brown Jack <1955-> | ||
Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Plant breeding / / Jack Brown, Peter D. S. Caligari, Hugo A. Campos |
Autore | Brown Jack <1955-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 631.5/2 |
Soggetto topico | Plant breeding |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-87352-1
0-470-65829-0 1-118-87351-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; TItle Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Requirements of plant breeders; 1.2 Evolution of crop species; 1.2.1 Why did hunter-gatherers become farmers?; 1.2.2 What crops were involved? And when did they arise?; 1.3 Natural and human selection; 1.4 Contribution of modern plant breeders; Think questions; Chapter 2 Modes of Reproduction and Types of Cultivar; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Modes of reproduction; 2.2.1 Sexual reproduction; 2.2.2 Asexual reproduction; 2.3 Types of cultivar; 2.3.1 Pure-line cultivars
2.3.2 Open-pollinated cultivars2.3.3 Hybrid cultivars; 2.3.4 Clonal cultivars; 2.3.5 Synthetic cultivars; 2.3.6 Multiline cultivars; 2.3.7 Composite-cross cultivars; 2.4 Annuals and perennials; 2.5 Reproductive sterility; Think questions; Chapter 3 Breeding Objectives; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 People, politics and economic criteria; 3.3 Grower profitability; 3.3.1 Increasing harvestable yield; 3.3.2 Selection for yield increase; 3.4 Increasing end-use quality; 3.4.1 Testing for end-use quality; 3.5 Increasing pest and disease resistance; 3.6 Types of plant resistance 3.7 Mechanisms for disease resistance3.8 Testing plant resistance; 3.9 Conclusions; Think questions; Chapter 4 Breeding Schemes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Development of pure-line cultivars; 4.2.1 Homozygosity; 4.2.2 Breeding schemes for pure-line cultivars; 4.2.3 Number of segregating families and selections; 4.2.4 Seed increases for cultivar release; 4.3 Developing multiline cultivars; 4.3.1 Backcrossing; 4.4 Development of open-pollinated population cultivars; 4.4.1 Breeding schemes for open-pollinating population cultivars; 4.4.2 Backcrossing in open-pollinated population cultivar development 4.5 Developing synthetic cultivars4.5.1 Seed production of a synthetic cultivar; 4.6 Developing hybrid cultivars; 4.6.1 Heterosis; 4.6.2 Types of hybrid; 4.6.3 Breeding system for F1 hybrid cultivars; 4.6.4 Backcrossing in hybrid cultivar development; 4.6.5 Hybrid seed production and cultivar release; 4.7 Development of clonal cultivars; 4.7.1 Outline of a potato breeding scheme; 4.7.2 Time to develop clonal cultivars; 4.7.3 Sexual reproduction in clonal crops; 4.7.4 Maintaining disease-free parental lines and breeding selections; 4.7.5 Seed increase of clonal cultivars 4.8 Developing apomictic cultivars4.9 Summary; Think questions; Chapter 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Qualitative genetics; 5.2.1 Genotype/phenotype relationships; 5.2.2 Segregation of qualitative genes in diploid species; 5.2.3 Qualitative loci linkage; 5.2.4 Pleiotropy; 5.2.5 Epistasis; 5.2.6 Qualitative inheritance in tetraploid species; 5.2.7 The chi-square test; 5.2.8 Family size necessary in qualitative genetic studies; 5.3 Quantitative genetics; 5.3.1 The basis of continuous variation; 5.3.2 Describing continuous variation 5.3.3 Relating quantitative genetics and the normal distribution |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463364703321 |
Brown Jack <1955-> | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plant breeding / / Jack Brown, Peter D. S. Caligari, Hugo A. Campos |
Autore | Brown Jack <1955-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 631.5/2 |
Soggetto topico | Plant breeding |
ISBN |
1-118-87352-1
0-470-65829-0 1-118-87351-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; TItle Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Requirements of plant breeders; 1.2 Evolution of crop species; 1.2.1 Why did hunter-gatherers become farmers?; 1.2.2 What crops were involved? And when did they arise?; 1.3 Natural and human selection; 1.4 Contribution of modern plant breeders; Think questions; Chapter 2 Modes of Reproduction and Types of Cultivar; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Modes of reproduction; 2.2.1 Sexual reproduction; 2.2.2 Asexual reproduction; 2.3 Types of cultivar; 2.3.1 Pure-line cultivars
2.3.2 Open-pollinated cultivars2.3.3 Hybrid cultivars; 2.3.4 Clonal cultivars; 2.3.5 Synthetic cultivars; 2.3.6 Multiline cultivars; 2.3.7 Composite-cross cultivars; 2.4 Annuals and perennials; 2.5 Reproductive sterility; Think questions; Chapter 3 Breeding Objectives; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 People, politics and economic criteria; 3.3 Grower profitability; 3.3.1 Increasing harvestable yield; 3.3.2 Selection for yield increase; 3.4 Increasing end-use quality; 3.4.1 Testing for end-use quality; 3.5 Increasing pest and disease resistance; 3.6 Types of plant resistance 3.7 Mechanisms for disease resistance3.8 Testing plant resistance; 3.9 Conclusions; Think questions; Chapter 4 Breeding Schemes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Development of pure-line cultivars; 4.2.1 Homozygosity; 4.2.2 Breeding schemes for pure-line cultivars; 4.2.3 Number of segregating families and selections; 4.2.4 Seed increases for cultivar release; 4.3 Developing multiline cultivars; 4.3.1 Backcrossing; 4.4 Development of open-pollinated population cultivars; 4.4.1 Breeding schemes for open-pollinating population cultivars; 4.4.2 Backcrossing in open-pollinated population cultivar development 4.5 Developing synthetic cultivars4.5.1 Seed production of a synthetic cultivar; 4.6 Developing hybrid cultivars; 4.6.1 Heterosis; 4.6.2 Types of hybrid; 4.6.3 Breeding system for F1 hybrid cultivars; 4.6.4 Backcrossing in hybrid cultivar development; 4.6.5 Hybrid seed production and cultivar release; 4.7 Development of clonal cultivars; 4.7.1 Outline of a potato breeding scheme; 4.7.2 Time to develop clonal cultivars; 4.7.3 Sexual reproduction in clonal crops; 4.7.4 Maintaining disease-free parental lines and breeding selections; 4.7.5 Seed increase of clonal cultivars 4.8 Developing apomictic cultivars4.9 Summary; Think questions; Chapter 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Qualitative genetics; 5.2.1 Genotype/phenotype relationships; 5.2.2 Segregation of qualitative genes in diploid species; 5.2.3 Qualitative loci linkage; 5.2.4 Pleiotropy; 5.2.5 Epistasis; 5.2.6 Qualitative inheritance in tetraploid species; 5.2.7 The chi-square test; 5.2.8 Family size necessary in qualitative genetic studies; 5.3 Quantitative genetics; 5.3.1 The basis of continuous variation; 5.3.2 Describing continuous variation 5.3.3 Relating quantitative genetics and the normal distribution |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788095503321 |
Brown Jack <1955-> | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plant breeding / / Jack Brown, Peter D. S. Caligari, Hugo A. Campos |
Autore | Brown Jack <1955-> |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 631.5/2 |
Soggetto topico | Plant breeding |
ISBN |
1-118-87352-1
0-470-65829-0 1-118-87351-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; TItle Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Requirements of plant breeders; 1.2 Evolution of crop species; 1.2.1 Why did hunter-gatherers become farmers?; 1.2.2 What crops were involved? And when did they arise?; 1.3 Natural and human selection; 1.4 Contribution of modern plant breeders; Think questions; Chapter 2 Modes of Reproduction and Types of Cultivar; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Modes of reproduction; 2.2.1 Sexual reproduction; 2.2.2 Asexual reproduction; 2.3 Types of cultivar; 2.3.1 Pure-line cultivars
2.3.2 Open-pollinated cultivars2.3.3 Hybrid cultivars; 2.3.4 Clonal cultivars; 2.3.5 Synthetic cultivars; 2.3.6 Multiline cultivars; 2.3.7 Composite-cross cultivars; 2.4 Annuals and perennials; 2.5 Reproductive sterility; Think questions; Chapter 3 Breeding Objectives; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 People, politics and economic criteria; 3.3 Grower profitability; 3.3.1 Increasing harvestable yield; 3.3.2 Selection for yield increase; 3.4 Increasing end-use quality; 3.4.1 Testing for end-use quality; 3.5 Increasing pest and disease resistance; 3.6 Types of plant resistance 3.7 Mechanisms for disease resistance3.8 Testing plant resistance; 3.9 Conclusions; Think questions; Chapter 4 Breeding Schemes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Development of pure-line cultivars; 4.2.1 Homozygosity; 4.2.2 Breeding schemes for pure-line cultivars; 4.2.3 Number of segregating families and selections; 4.2.4 Seed increases for cultivar release; 4.3 Developing multiline cultivars; 4.3.1 Backcrossing; 4.4 Development of open-pollinated population cultivars; 4.4.1 Breeding schemes for open-pollinating population cultivars; 4.4.2 Backcrossing in open-pollinated population cultivar development 4.5 Developing synthetic cultivars4.5.1 Seed production of a synthetic cultivar; 4.6 Developing hybrid cultivars; 4.6.1 Heterosis; 4.6.2 Types of hybrid; 4.6.3 Breeding system for F1 hybrid cultivars; 4.6.4 Backcrossing in hybrid cultivar development; 4.6.5 Hybrid seed production and cultivar release; 4.7 Development of clonal cultivars; 4.7.1 Outline of a potato breeding scheme; 4.7.2 Time to develop clonal cultivars; 4.7.3 Sexual reproduction in clonal crops; 4.7.4 Maintaining disease-free parental lines and breeding selections; 4.7.5 Seed increase of clonal cultivars 4.8 Developing apomictic cultivars4.9 Summary; Think questions; Chapter 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Qualitative genetics; 5.2.1 Genotype/phenotype relationships; 5.2.2 Segregation of qualitative genes in diploid species; 5.2.3 Qualitative loci linkage; 5.2.4 Pleiotropy; 5.2.5 Epistasis; 5.2.6 Qualitative inheritance in tetraploid species; 5.2.7 The chi-square test; 5.2.8 Family size necessary in qualitative genetic studies; 5.3 Quantitative genetics; 5.3.1 The basis of continuous variation; 5.3.2 Describing continuous variation 5.3.3 Relating quantitative genetics and the normal distribution |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811082703321 |
Brown Jack <1955-> | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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