Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Priyadarshan, P.M. (Editor), Jain, S. Mohan. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71203-1

Tree species, spread across a wide range of genera, are indispensible to human life. Their breeding, poised to satisfy human needs, presents significant challenges. Tree crops face a variety of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control...

Table of Contents:

• Apple Breeding (Malus x domestica Borkh.)
• Plum Breeding
• Pear Breeding
• Citrus Breeding
• Peach Breeding
• Almond Breeding
• Walnut Breeding
• Cherry Breeding
• Raspberry Breeding
• Index.