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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rolf Schlegel (Director, Research & Development, Hybrotec, Aschlersleben, Germany)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.810kg ISBN: 9781560221463ISBN 10: 1560221461 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 24 November 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements User's Guide Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Crop Improvement Since 10,000 Years 2.1. The Old World 2.1.1. Sumeria 2.1.2. Mesopotamia and Babylonia 2.1.3. Judea 2.1.4. Egypt 2.2. Plant Cultivation in Asia Since Neolithic Times 2.2.1. China 2.2.2. India 2.3. Cropping Plants in Ancient America 2.4. The Greek and Roman World 2.5. Arabic Agriculture 2.6. Medieval and Renaissance Agriculture in Europe 2.7. Plant Breeding by Experience During the 17th through 19th Centuries 2.8 Interest Chapter 3. MENDEL'S Contribution to Inheritance and Breeding 3.1. Rediscovery of Mendel's LawsBeginning of Genetic Research 3.2. Scientific Plant Breeding with the Beginning of the 20th Century 3.2.1. Breeding by Selection 3.2.2. Cross and Combination Breeding 3.2.3. Pure Lines and Improvement of Self-Pollinated Crops 3.2.4. Positive and Negative Mass Selection 3.2.5. Pedigree Selection 3.2.6. Bulk Selection 3.2.7. Backcross Breeding 3.2.8. Single-Seed Decent 3.2.9. Near-Isogenic Lines As a Breeding Tool 3.2.10. Polycross Method 3.2.11. Shuttle Breeding 3.3. Resistance Breeding 3.4. Hybrid Breeding 3.4.1. Synthetics 3.5. Mutation Breeding 3.5.1. Induced Mutation by Mutagens 3.5.2. Somaclonal Variation by In Vitro Culture 3.6. Polyploidy and Breeding 3.7. Chromosome Manipulations As a Tool for Breeding and Research 3.7.1. Aneuploids 3.7.2. Chromosome Additions 3.7.3. Chromosome Substitutions and Translocations 3.7.4. Chromosome-Mediated Gene Transfer 3.8. Utilization of Haploids in BreediReviewsAuthor InformationSchlegel, Rolf Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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