Corn

Origin, History, Technology, and Production

C. Wayne Smith, Javier Betran, E. C. A. Runge (Herausgeber)

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2012
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
9780470173053 (ISBN)

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Provides practical advice on planting techniques and rates, seed production, treating plant diseases, insect infestation and weeds, harvesting, processing, and worldwide utilization. This volume covers biotechnology techniques for plant breeding and pest management.

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This is your all-in-one guide to corn. This book provides practical advice on planting techniques and rates, seed production, treating plant diseases, insect infestation and weeds, harvesting, processing, and worldwide utilization. This is the fourth, and final, volume in the series of comprehensive references on the major crops of the world. It covers new biotechnology techniques for plant breeding and pest management.

Inhalt

ORIGIN AND HISTORY. The Origin and Domestication of Cotton (C. Brubaker, et al.). Taxonomy and Gemplasm Resources (A. Percival, et al.). Develpoment of the World Cotton Industry (O. May & K. Lege). History of Cultivar Development in the United States (C. Smith, et al.). THE COTTON PLANT. Morphology and Anatomy of the Cotton Plant (D. Oosterhuis & J. Jernstedt). Physiology of the Cotton Plant (J. Cothren). Cotton Fiber Quality (C. Benedict, et al.). The Cotton Seed (N. Hopper & R. McDaniel). Qualitative Genetics (R. Percy & R. Kohel). Techniques for Development of New Cultivars (D. Calhoun & D. Bowman). Future Horizons: Biotechnology for Cotton Improvement (A. Paterson & R. Smith). PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION HAZARDS. Production Statistics (C. Smith). Production Practices (J. Silvertooth, et al.). Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton ( B. Leonard, et al.). Diseases of Cotton (A. Bell). Cotton Nematodes (A. Robinson). Weeds and Their Control (C. Bryson, et al.). Cotton Marketing (C. Anderson). PROCESSING AND PRODUCTS. Ginning (W. Mayfield, et al.). Classing of Fiber (H. Ramey). The Spinning Process (H. Smith & R. Zhu). Yarn Preparation, Fabric Formation, and Finishing (J. Price, et al.). Cottonseed Processing (S. Gregory, et al.). Glossary. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.10.2012
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• ISBN-13: 9780470173053 / 9780470173053
• Zustand: Neuware