Plant breeding for pest and disease resistance /
Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences: Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance presents a critical review of the development of resistant varieties of plant to pests and diseases. It discusses the economic impact of pests and diseases; the methods of controlling these pests and diseas...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1978.
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Colección: | Studies in the agricultural and food sciences.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Studies in the Agricultural and Food Sciences: Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance presents a critical review of the development of resistant varieties of plant to pests and diseases. It discusses the economic impact of pests and diseases; the methods of controlling these pests and diseases; and the challenges being faced by a plant breeder. Some of the topics covered in the book are the general principles and methods of breeding for resistance; importance of parasite variability to the plant breeder; methods of testing for resistance; requirements for successful inoculation; produc. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (485 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781483192369 1483192369 |