Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, And Crop Improvement: Vegetable Crops, Volume 3 (genetic Resources Chromosome Engineering & Crop Improvement)
by Ram J. Singh /
2006 / English / PDF
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Summarizing landmark research, Volume 3 of this essential series
furnishes information on the availability of germplasm resources
that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding vegetable
crop varieties. Written by leading international experts, this
volume offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on
employing genetic resources to increase the yield of those
vegetable crops that provide a main source of minerals, vitamins,
and antioxidants.
Summarizing landmark research, Volume 3 of this essential series
furnishes information on the availability of germplasm resources
that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding vegetable
crop varieties. Written by leading international experts, this
volume offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on
employing genetic resources to increase the yield of those
vegetable crops that provide a main source of minerals, vitamins,
and antioxidants.
In eleven succinct chapters, Genetic Resources, Chromosome
Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Vegetable Crops, Volume 3
focuses on potato, tomato, brassicas, okra, capsicum, alliums,
cucurbits, lettuce, eggplant, and carrot.
In eleven succinct chapters, Genetic Resources, Chromosome
Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Vegetable Crops, Volume 3
focuses on potato, tomato, brassicas, okra, capsicum, alliums,
cucurbits, lettuce, eggplant, and carrot.
An introductory chapter outlines the cytogenetic architecture of
vegetable crops, describes the principles and strategies of
cytogenetics and breeding, and summarizes landmarks in current
research. This sets the stage for the ensuing crop-specific
chapters. Each chapter generally provides a comprehensive account
of the crop, its origin and taxonomy, wild relatives, exploitation
of genetic resources diversity in the primary, secondary, and
tertiary gene pools through breeding and cytogenetic manipulation,
and genetic enrichment using the tools of molecular genetics and
biotechnology.
An introductory chapter outlines the cytogenetic architecture of
vegetable crops, describes the principles and strategies of
cytogenetics and breeding, and summarizes landmarks in current
research. This sets the stage for the ensuing crop-specific
chapters. Each chapter generally provides a comprehensive account
of the crop, its origin and taxonomy, wild relatives, exploitation
of genetic resources diversity in the primary, secondary, and
tertiary gene pools through breeding and cytogenetic manipulation,
and genetic enrichment using the tools of molecular genetics and
biotechnology.
Certain to become the standard reference for improving the yields
of these critical vegetable crops, this book is the definitive
source of information for plant breeders, gene-bankers,
cytogeneticists, taxonomists, molecular biologists,
biotechnologists, and graduate students, researchers, agronomists,
horticulturists, farmers and consumers in these fields.
Certain to become the standard reference for improving the yields
of these critical vegetable crops, this book is the definitive
source of information for plant breeders, gene-bankers,
cytogeneticists, taxonomists, molecular biologists,
biotechnologists, and graduate students, researchers, agronomists,
horticulturists, farmers and consumers in these fields.