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Free Download An Introduction to Plant Breeding By Jack Brown, Peter D.S. Caligari(auth.)
2008 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 1405133449 | PDF | 3 MB
Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, resistance and so on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants. In recent years the techniques used have been rapidly advanced and refined to include molecular, cell and genetic techniques. An Introduction to Plant Breeding provides comprehensive coverage of the whole area of plant breeding. Covering modes of reproduction in plants, breeding objectives and schemes, genetics, predictions, selection, alternative techniques and practical considerations. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student friendly way and includes questions for the reader. The book is essential reading for all those studying, teaching and researching plant breeding.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-10): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 2 Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar (pages 11-17): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 3 Breeding objectives (pages 18-33): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 4 Breeding schemes (pages 34-59): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 5 Genetics and plant breeding (pages 60-95): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 6 Predictions (pages 96-115): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 7 Selection (pages 116-156): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 8 Alternative techniques in plant breeding (pages 157-177): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. CaligariChapter 9 Some practical considerations (pages 178-202): Jack Brown and Peter D.S. Caligari
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