Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement - Volume 2: Cereals (Hardcover)

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding cereal crop varieties. Written by leading international experts, this volume offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on employing genetic resources to increase the yield of those cereal crops that provide the main source of nutrition for two-thirds of the world. In thirteen succinct chapters, Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Cereals, Volume 2 focuses on wheat, rice, maize, oats, barley, millet, sorghum, and rye, as well as triticale: a wheat and rye hybrid with great potential. An introductory chapter outlines the cytogenetic architecture of cereal crops, describes the principles and strategies of cytogenetics and breeding, and summarizes landmarks in current research. This sets the stage for the ensuing crop-specific chapters. Each chapter generally provides a comprehensive account of the crop, its origin, wild relatives, exploitation of genetic resources in the primary, secondary, and tertiary gene pools through breeding and cytogenetic manipulation, and genetic enrichment using the tools of molecular genetics and biotechnology. Certain to become the standard reference for improving the yields of these critical grains, this book is the definitive source of information for plant breeders, agronomists, cytogeneticists, taxonomists, molecular biologists, biotechnologists, and graduate students and researchers in these fields.

General

Imprint:	CRC Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Ram J. Singh • Prem P Jauhar
Dimensions:	262 x 180 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	442
ISBN-13:	978-0-8493-1432-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > Cereal crops Promotions
LSN:	0-8493-1432-1
Barcode:	9780849314322

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