Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.]
| Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZederMelinda A |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants, Cultivated - Genetics
Plant remains (Archaeology) Domestic animals - Genetics Animal remains (Archaeology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-35893-6
1-4237-8965-2 9786612358937 0-520-93242-0 1-60129-382-8 |
| Classificazione | WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- List Of Tables -- List Of Figures -- 1. Documenting Domestication: Bringing Together Plants, Animals, Archaeology, And Genetics -- 2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record -- 3. Seed Size Increase As A Marker Of Domestication In Squash (Cucurbita Pepo) -- 4. A Morphological Approach To Documenting The Domestication Of Chenopodium In The Andes -- 5. Identifying Manioc (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) And Other Crops In Pre-Columbian Tropical America Through Starch Grain Analysis: A Case Study From Central Panama -- 6. Phytolith Evidence For The Early Presence Of Domesticated Banana (Musa) In Africa -- 7. Documenting The Presence Of Maize In Central And South America Through Phytolith Analysis Of Food Residues -- 8. Genetic Data And Plant Domestication -- 9. DNA Sequence Data And Inferences On Cassava's Origin Of Domestication -- 10. Relationship Between Chinese Chive (Allium Tuberosum) And Its Putative Progenitor A. Ramosum As Assessed By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) -- 11. Using Multiple Types Of Molecular Markers To Understand Olive Phylogeography -- 12. Origins Of Polyploid Crops: The Example Of The Octoploid Tuber Crop Oxalis Tuberosa -- 13. Archaeological Approaches To Documenting Animal Domestication -- 14. A Critical Assessment Of Markers Of Initial Domestication In Goats (Capra Hircus) -- 15. The Domestication Of The Pig (Sus Scrofa): New Challenges And Approaches -- 16. The Domestication Of South American Camelids: A View From The South-Central Andes -- 17. Early Horse Domestication On The Eurasian Steppe -- 18. Documenting Domestication: Reading Animal Genetic Texts -- 19. Genetic Analysis Of Dog Domestication -- 20. Origins And Diffusion Of Domestic Goats Inferred From DNA Markers: Example Analyses Of mtDNA, Y Chromosome, And Microsatellites -- 21. Mitochondrial DNA Diversity In Modern Sheep: Implications For Domestication -- 22. Genetics And Origins Of Domestic Cattle -- 23. Genetic Analysis Of The Origins Of Domestic South American Camelids -- 24. Genetic Documentation Of Horse And Donkey Domestication -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450220303321 |
| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.]
| Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZederMelinda A |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants, Cultivated - Genetics
Plant remains (Archaeology) Domestic animals - Genetics Animal remains (Archaeology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
andes animal domestication anthropology archaeology banana camelids cassava cattle chives domestic pets donkeys farming fertile crescent foraging genetics goats herbs history horses human behavior hunter gatherer indigenous culture indigenous people maize mesopotamia molecular biology natural world nature nonfiction olives pig plant domestication science sheep social development social history squash starch grain tropical america tubers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35893-6
1-4237-8965-2 9786612358937 0-520-93242-0 1-60129-382-8 |
| Classificazione | WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- List Of Tables -- List Of Figures -- 1. Documenting Domestication: Bringing Together Plants, Animals, Archaeology, And Genetics -- 2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record -- 3. Seed Size Increase As A Marker Of Domestication In Squash (Cucurbita Pepo) -- 4. A Morphological Approach To Documenting The Domestication Of Chenopodium In The Andes -- 5. Identifying Manioc (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) And Other Crops In Pre-Columbian Tropical America Through Starch Grain Analysis: A Case Study From Central Panama -- 6. Phytolith Evidence For The Early Presence Of Domesticated Banana (Musa) In Africa -- 7. Documenting The Presence Of Maize In Central And South America Through Phytolith Analysis Of Food Residues -- 8. Genetic Data And Plant Domestication -- 9. DNA Sequence Data And Inferences On Cassava's Origin Of Domestication -- 10. Relationship Between Chinese Chive (Allium Tuberosum) And Its Putative Progenitor A. Ramosum As Assessed By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) -- 11. Using Multiple Types Of Molecular Markers To Understand Olive Phylogeography -- 12. Origins Of Polyploid Crops: The Example Of The Octoploid Tuber Crop Oxalis Tuberosa -- 13. Archaeological Approaches To Documenting Animal Domestication -- 14. A Critical Assessment Of Markers Of Initial Domestication In Goats (Capra Hircus) -- 15. The Domestication Of The Pig (Sus Scrofa): New Challenges And Approaches -- 16. The Domestication Of South American Camelids: A View From The South-Central Andes -- 17. Early Horse Domestication On The Eurasian Steppe -- 18. Documenting Domestication: Reading Animal Genetic Texts -- 19. Genetic Analysis Of Dog Domestication -- 20. Origins And Diffusion Of Domestic Goats Inferred From DNA Markers: Example Analyses Of mtDNA, Y Chromosome, And Microsatellites -- 21. Mitochondrial DNA Diversity In Modern Sheep: Implications For Domestication -- 22. Genetics And Origins Of Domestic Cattle -- 23. Genetic Analysis Of The Origins Of Domestic South American Camelids -- 24. Genetic Documentation Of Horse And Donkey Domestication -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783668603321 |
| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution Made to Order : Plant Breeding and Technological Innovation in Twentieth-Century America / / Helen Anne Curry
| Evolution Made to Order : Plant Breeding and Technological Innovation in Twentieth-Century America / / Helen Anne Curry |
| Autore | Curry Helen Anne |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.5233 |
| Soggetto topico |
Plant mutation breeding - United States - History - 20th century
Plant mutation breeding - Social aspects - United States Plant genetic engineering - Genetic engineering - United States - History - 20th century Plant genetic engineering - Social aspects - United States |
| ISBN |
9780226390116
022639011X |
| Classificazione | WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Introduction -- 1. Mutation Theories -- 2. An Unsolved Problem -- 3. Speeding Up Evolution -- 4. X- rays in the Lab and Field -- 5. Industrial Evolution -- Introduction -- 6. Artificial Tetraploidy -- 7. Evolution to Order -- 8. Better Evolution through Chemistry -- 9. Tinkering Technologists -- 10. The Flower Manufacturers -- Introduction -- 11. Radiation Revisited -- 12. Mutation Politics -- 13. An Atomic- Age Experiment Station -- 14. Atomic Gardens -- 15. The Peaceful Atom in Global Agriculture -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911046676803321 |
Curry Helen Anne
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| Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Molecular plant breeding / / Yunbi Xu
| Molecular plant breeding / / Yunbi Xu |
| Autore | Xu Yunbi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (754 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/233 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crop improvement
Plant breeding Crops - Molecular genetics Crops - Genetics |
| ISBN |
1-282-49980-7
9786612499807 1-84593-624-8 |
| Classificazione |
BIO 450f
LAN 220f WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Molecular Breeding Tools: Markers and Maps; 3 Molecular Breeding Tools: Omics and Arrays; 4 Populations in Genetics and Breeding; 5 Plant Genetic Resources: Management, Evaluation and Enhancement; 6 Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits: Theory; 7 Molecular Dissection of Complex Traits: Practice; Colour plate; 8 Marker-assisted Selection: Theory; 9 Marker-assisted Selection: Practice; 10 Genotype-by-environment Interaction; 11 Isolation and Functional Analysis of Genes; 12 Gene Transfer and Genetically Modified Plants
13 Intellectual Property Rights and Plant Variety Protection14 Breeding Informatics; 15 Decision Support Tools; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446323503321 |
Xu Yunbi
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| Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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