Plant breeding reviews. Volume 36

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant breeding and genetics covering horticultural, agronomic and forestry crops, incorporating both traditional and molecular methods. The contributions are authored by world authorities, anonymously reviewed, and edited by Professor Jules...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Janick, Jules
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Dedication: Rodomiro Ortiz plant breeder, catalyst for agricultural development
  • 2. Phenotyping, genetic dissection, and breeding for drought and heat tolerance in common wheat: status and prospects
  • 3. Nutritionally enhanced staple food crops
  • 4. Genetic management of virus diseases in peanut
  • 5. Common bean breeding in the tropics
  • 6. New approaches to cassava breeding