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Adaptation in Plant Breeding
Peter M.a. . Ed(S): Tigerstedt
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Description for Adaptation in Plant Breeding
Hardback. Based on 10 keynotes addressing a spectrum of themes related to adaptation. This book elaborates each subject in up to three case studies on particular plant species or groups of plants. It includes articles that contradict each other, a common aspect in advanced fields of research. Editor(s): Tigerstedt, Peter M.A. Series: Developments in Plant Breeding. Num Pages: 308 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 772.
Plant adaptation is a fundamental process in plant breeding. It was the first criterion in the initial domestication of plants thousands of years ago. Adaptedness is generally a quantitative complex feature of the plant, involving many traits, many of which are quantitative. Adaptation to stresses like cold, drought or diseases are among the most central problems in a world grappling with global food security. Modern plant breeding, based on mendelian genetics, has made plant improvement more effective and more precise and selective. Molecular genetics and genetic engineering has considerably increased this ... Read more
Plant adaptation is a fundamental process in plant breeding. It was the first criterion in the initial domestication of plants thousands of years ago. Adaptedness is generally a quantitative complex feature of the plant, involving many traits, many of which are quantitative. Adaptation to stresses like cold, drought or diseases are among the most central problems in a world grappling with global food security. Modern plant breeding, based on mendelian genetics, has made plant improvement more effective and more precise and selective. Molecular genetics and genetic engineering has considerably increased this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Plant Breeding
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792340621
SKU
V9780792340621
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Ref
99-15
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