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Horticultural plant breeding /
"Horticultural Plant Breeding is a complete and comprehensive resource for the development of new cultivars or clones of horticultural crops. It covers the basic theories that underpin plant breeding and applies Mendelian, quantitative and population inheritance practices in smaller populations...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- I. Elements and underpinnings of plant breeding. The context of plant breeding ; Review of genetics (from the perspective of a plant breeder ; Engineered population structures ; Mass selection and the basic plant breeding algorithm ; Breeding objectives ; Germplasm and genetic variability ; Enhancement of germplasm ; Improvement of selection effectiveness ; Natural mating systems and controlled mating ; Cultivar testing and seed production ; Protection of proprietary plant germplasm
- II. Breeding methods. The pedigree method ; Other breeding methods for self pollinated plant species ; Breeding methods for outcrossing plant species: i. History of corn breeding and open pollinated populations ; ii. Hybrid cultivars ; iii. Asexual propagation ; The backcross method ; Breeding for disease and insect resistance.