| Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies, Volume 1: Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools Contributor(s): Al-Khayri, Jameel M. (Editor), Jain, Shri Mohan (Editor), Johnson, Dennis V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319225200 ISBN-13: 9783319225203 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $284.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science - Science | Life Sciences - Horticulture - Science | Biotechnology |
| Dewey: 631.52 |
| Physical Information: 1.63" H x 6.22" W x 9.48" (3.14 lbs) 656 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods augmenting traditional plant breeding towards the development of new crop varieties under different environmental conditions to achieve sustainable food production. This book consists of two volumes: Volume 1 subtitled Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools and Volume 2 subtitled Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits. This is Volume 1 which consists of 21 chapters covering domestication and germplasm utilization, conventional breeding techniques and the role of biotechnology. In addition to various biotechnological applications in plant breeding, it includes functional genomics, mutations and methods of detection, and molecular markers. In vitro techniques and their applications in plant breeding are discussed with an emphasis on embryo rescue, somatic cell hybridization and somaclonal variation. Other chapters cover haploid breeding, transgenics, cryogenics and bioinformatics. |