Plant evolution and the origin of crop species / / James F. Hancock
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| Autore: |
Hancock James F
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| Titolo: |
Plant evolution and the origin of crop species / / James F. Hancock
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| Pubblicazione: | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, : CABI Pub., c2004 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 633 |
| Soggetto topico: | Crops - Evolution |
| Crops - Origin | |
| Plants - Evolution | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Plant evolution and the origin of crop species |
| ISBN: | 9786610866403 |
| 9781280866401 | |
| 1280866403 | |
| 9780851998749 | |
| 0851998747 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910972734303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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