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Origins and phylogeny of rices /
Origin and Phylogeny of Rices provides an evolutionary understanding of the origin, spread, and extent of genetic diversity in rice. This single volume is the first to review and synthesize the significant work done in this area in the last 30 years. Rice is the most important food crop of humankind...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK :
Elsevier Science,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Origins and Phylogeny of Rices; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; Prehistory Timeline; Geological Time Scale; Chapter 1
- Rice in the World; 1. IMPORTANCE; 2. SPECIAL FEATURES OF RICE PRODUCTION; 3. PRODUCTION AND AVAILABILITY OF RICE; 4. RICE AS A STAPLE FOOD; 5. RICE AND CULTURE; 6. RICE AND NUTRITION; Chapter 2
- History and Early Spread of Rice; 1. RICE IN EAST ASIA; 2. RICE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA; 3. RICE IN SOUTH ASIA; 4. RICE IN CENTRAL AND WEST ASIA; 5. RICE IN EUROPE; 6. RICE IN AFRICA; 7. RICE IN THE AMERICAS.
- Chapter 3
- Phylogeny of the Genus Oryza L1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CLASSIFICATION OF ANGIOSPERMAE; 3. DIVERSIFICATION OF GRAMINEAE; 4. CLASSIFICATION OF GRAMINEAE; 5. SUBFAMILY EHRHARTOIDEAE; 6. TRIBE ORYZEAE; 7. PANGAEA, LAURASIA, AND GONDWANA; 8. PHYLOGENETIC TREES; 9. MOLECULAR CLOCKS; Chapter 4
- Oryza Species and Their Interrelationships; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SUBGENERIC CLASSIFICATION; 3. SPECIES COMPLEXES; 4. SPECIES IN THE GENUS; 5. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; Chapter 5
- The Origin of African Rice; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF WEST AFRICA; 3. ECOSYSTEMS OF WEST AFRICA.
- 4. THE HOLOCENE CLIMATE IN SOUTH SAHARA AND THE SAHEL5. THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN RICE; 6. EAST AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR; 7. THE RICE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AFRICA; 8. RICE CULTURE IN WEST AFRICA; 9. WILD RICES OF AFRICA; 10. CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN RICE; 11. THE FALL OF AFRICAN RICE; 12. THE GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN RICE; 13. THE ORIGIN OF AFRICAN RICE; 14. TIME AND PLACE OF ORIGIN; Chapter 6
- The Origin of Asian Rice; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PAST STUDIES; 3. LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE CLIMATE; 4. ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES; 5. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION; EPILOGUE; REFERENCES; INDEX.