Plant Evolution and the Origin of Crop Species.
The key features of this fully revised edition include: a description of the evolution of native and cultivated populations of plants; a review of when and where major crops were domesticated; and a discussion of the subsequent development of crops.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wallingford :
CAB International,
2003.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Introduction; 1 Chromosome Structure and Genetic Variability; 2 Assortment of Genetic Variability; 3 The Multifactorial Genome; 4 Polyploidy and Gene Duplication; 5 Speciation; 6 The Origins of Agriculture; 7 The Dynamics of Plant Domestication; 8 Cereal Grains; 9 Protein Plants; 10 Starchy Staples and Sugars; 11 Fruits, Vegetables, Oils and Fibres; 12 Postscript: Germ-plasm Resources; References; Index.