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Author:   Guangchu
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   VSP International Science Publishers
Volume:   21
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.133kg
ISBN:  

9789067643566

ISBN 10:   9067643564
Pages:   44
Publication Date:   26 February 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Part One Hybridization of bamboos: biological characteristics of flowering and fruiting; forecasting flowering; flower structure and flowering; pollen characteristics; seed setting; causes of flowering; hybridization techniques; selection of hybridizing parents; transplanting breeding stock and establishment of a parent collection; season of hybridization; regulation of flowering period; testing pollen viability; emasculation; selection of flowers; pollination; post-pollination management; seed collection and nursery management; cross-compatibility of parents; appraisal and selection of hybrids; selection of culm-use bamboos; early selection of culm-use hybrids; selection of elite hybrids for shoots; appraisal of bamboo shoot species; selection of hybrids; cytology of parents and hybrids; method of counting chromosomes. Part Two Rapid propagation of elite hybrids: nodal cuttings of seedlings; propagation by secondary branch cuttings; propagation method with secondary branch cuttings; main factors influencing success of secondary branch cuttings; secondary branch-propagule production nursery; propagation by whole culm-cuttings; propagation by culm divisions; rapid multiplication by tissue culture; embryo culture; stem culture; other techniques relevant to both embryo and shoot culture; use of tissue culture techniques in the early selection of seedling hybrids. Part Three Induction of flowering: forcing bamboos to flower; in vitro flowering. Part Four The prospects for bamboo breeding.

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