Genetic Improvement of Field Crops
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8247-8980-0 (ISBN)
Outlining successful breeding techniques to augment the yields of the world's major crops, this reference analyzes the physiological and genetic basis for past and potential future increases in crop yields.;Covering crops with wide differences in morphology, photosynthetic rates, and nitrogen metabolisms, Genetic Improvement of Field Crops: investigates the changes produced by breeders in the physiological attributes affecting wheat grain yield and nitrogen content during the last century; discusses those crop characteristics of oats that have already been altered or might be manipulated through breeding to further increase yield potential; describes several genetic factors responsible for both yield potential and stress resistance in barley; offers insights into the relationship between increases in the yield potential and stress tolerance of corn; examines the evolution of sunflower crop yields and yield stability and estimates the contribution of improved cultivars; evaluates the effects of breeding on tuber characteristics related to the crop growth and yield of the potato; elucidates the possibilities for simultaneous improvement of yield and fiber strength in cotton; and identifies the features to be considered in the development of high yielding varieties of rice for different agricultural systems.;Providing nearly 1600 key literature citations allowing further in-depth study of particular topics, Genetic Improvement of Field Crops is for plant physiologists and breeders, crop and agricultural scientists, agronomists, biochemists, geneticists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
Gustavo A. Slafer
Increases in grain yield in bread wheat from breeding and associated physiological changes, Gustavo A. Slafer et al; productivity of oats - genetic gains and associated physiological changes, Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio; progress in barley breeding, Luigi Cattivelli, et al; physiological basis of the genetic improvement of corn, Matthijs Tollenaar et al; genetic improvement in soybean - physiological attributes, James R. Frederick and John D. Hesketh; physiological characteristics related to yield improvement in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), Victor O. Sadras and Francisco J. Villolobos; genetic contributions to yield in cotton, Thomas W. Culp; genetic improvement and associated physiological changes in the potato, Daniel O. Caldiz; genetic improvement in physiological traits of rice yield, Mohammad Ashraf et al.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.10.1993 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment |
| Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 100 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8247-8980-6 / 0824789806 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8247-8980-0 / 9780824789800 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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