Evolution of Wild Emmer and Wheat Improvement - Population Genetics, Genetic Resources, and Genome Organization of Wheat's Progenitor, Triticum dicoccoides (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

Wild emmer is the progenitor of most cultivated wheats and thus an important source of wheat improvement. This book draws the results from multidisciplinary studies on the ecological, genetic, genomic, agronomic, and evolutionary aspects of wild emmer, conducted at many labs around the world.It is divided into the following parts: Origin and Evolution of Wheat - Population Genetics of Wild Emmer Wheat at the Protein and DNA Levels - Genetic Resources of Wild Emmer for Wheat Improvement - Genome Organization and Genetic Mapping - Conclusions and Prospects.The authors describe the evolution of wild emmer as a model organism of a selfer in evolutionary biology, and its rich potential genetic resources for wheat improvement.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	E. Nevo • A.B. Korol • A. Beiles • T. Fahima
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	364
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-41750-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > Cereal crops
LSN:	3-540-41750-8
Barcode:	9783540417507

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