Chickpea breeding and management /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
• Subjects: Chickpea.; Chickpea > Breeding.; Chickpea > Diseases and pests.; Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Morphology and Structure.; Plant Production.; Plant Cropping Systems.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Biological Resources (Plant); Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002); Plant Ecology.; Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Cicer arietinum.; Biotechnology.; Chickpeas.; Crop management.; Crop production.; Cropping systems.; Cytogenetics.; Genetic improvement.; Genetics.; Geographical distribution.; Molecular biology.; Origin.; Plant breeding.; Plant breeding methods.; Plant disease control.; Plant ecology.; Plant nutrition.; Seed production.; Taxonomy.; Wild relatives.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 638 pages) : illustrations, charts, maps; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book covers all aspects of chickpea breeding and management, including: origin, taxonomy and ecology; geographic distribution; nutrition; genetics and cytogenetics; breeding methods and achievements; wild relatives; and genetic enrichment using molecular biology and biotechnology. Presenting the most complete and up-to-date research on chickpea production, management, cropping systems, disease management and quality seed production, this book will be of great value to plant breeders, farmers, traders and nutritionalists, as well as academic researchers and graduate students.