Ornamental Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

Ornamental plants are economically important worldwide. Both growers and consumers ask continuously for new, improved varieties. Although there are numerous ornamental species, ornamental plant breeding and plant breeding research is mainly limited to some major species. This book focuses on the recent advances and achievements in ornamental plant breeding. The first part of the book focuses on plant traits and breeding techniques that are typical for ornamental plants. Eminent research groups write these general chapters. For plant traits like flower colour or shape, breeding for disease resistance and vase or shelf life are reviewed. General technical plant breeding chapters deal with mutation breeding, polyploidisation, in vitro breeding techniques and new developments in molecular techniques. The second part of the book consists of crop-specific chapters. Here all economically major ornamental species are handled together with selected representative species from different plant groups (cut flowers, pot plants, woody ornamental plants). In these crop-specific chapters, the main focus is on recent scientific achievements over the last decade.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Handbook of Plant Breeding, 11
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Johan Van Huylenbroeck
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 56mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	887
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-90697-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant reproduction & propagation > General
LSN:	3-319-90697-6
Barcode:	9783319906973

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