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History of Plant Breeding (Paperback)
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History of Plant Breeding (Paperback)
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While there has been great progress in the development of plant
breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for
human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. Since the Neolithic
era, the cultivation of plants has progressed in Asia Minor, Asia,
Europe, and ancient America, each specific to the locally wild
plants as well as the ecological and social conditions. A handy
reference for knowing our past, understanding the present, and
creating the future, this book provides a comprehensive treatment
of the development of crop improvement methods over the centuries.
It features an extensive historical treatment of development,
including influential individuals in the field, plant cultivation
in various regions, techniques used in the Old World, and cropping
in ancient America. The advances of scientific plant breeding in
the twentieth century is extensively explored, including efficient
selection methods, hybrid breeding, induced polyploidy, mutation
research, biotechnology, and genetic manipulation. Finally, this
book presents information on approaches to the sustainability of
breeding and to cope with climatic changes as well as the growing
world population.
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