An introduction to plant breeding /

• Main Author: Brown, Jack, 1955-
• Other Authors: Caligari, P. D. S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
• Subjects: Plant breeding.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Covering modes of reproduction in plants, breeding objectives and schemes, genetics, predictions, selection, alternative techniques and practical considerations. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student friendly way and includes questions for the reader. The book is essential reading for all...

Table of Contents:

• Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar
• Breeding objectives
• Breeding schemes
• Genetics and plant breeding
• Predictions
• Selection
• Alternative techniques in plant breeding
• Some practical considerations.
• Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar
• Breeding objectives
• Breeding schemes
• Genetics and plant breeding
• Predictions
• Selection
• Alternative techniques
• Practical considerations.