Sustainable use of Genetic Diversity in Forage and Turf Breeding

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Huyghe, Christian. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8706-5

This book is a collection of papers presented at the 2009 meeting of the Fodder Crops and Amenity grasses section of Eucarpia. It provides a unique source of information on the most recent results on genetic diversity and breeding in forage crops and turf species from Europe and overseas. It is orga...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction: Section 1: Genetic resources
• Section 2: Genetic changes in grassland and turf communities
• Section 3: Genetic progresses to meet end-users expectations
• Section 4: Molecular biology and biotechnologies for an appropriate management and creation of genetic diversity
• Section 5: Type and structure of varieties to better exploit genetic diversity.