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Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops (Hardcover)
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Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops (Hardcover)
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Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops discusses
how heterosis or "hybrid vigor" has played a major role in
improving crop productivity and quality in order to feed the
ever-increasing human population, particularly in developing
countries. Plant breeders, agronomists, seed producers, and farmers
will discover why the development of hybrids in the world's major
food crops and why the methods of hybrid seed production are
critical for achieving this goal. This landmark book deals with
heterosis and hybrid seed production of major agronomic crops such
as wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, cotton, sunflower, and rapeseed.
Through Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops,
you will discover valuable information on hybrid seed production
methods that is not available in any other single volume. This
unique book contains relevant and essential information about
important procedures to help increase crop yield, including:
methods for derivingsecond cycle inbred lines for hybrid maize
possibilities for hybrid seed production in wheat techniques of
hybrid sorghum seed production production of hybrid seeds using
male sterile lines of cotton agronomic management in seed
production plots of sunflower seed production technology of hybrid
rapeseed advances in hybrid seed production technology of rice in
ChinaHeterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops gives
you a global perspective on essential food crops in all parts of
the world. This informative guide will help you use hybrid seed
production methods with important agricultural crops and increase
the quality of these vital and essential food sources.
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