First published in 1985: This book presents a comprehensive survey of progress and current knowledge of those biochemical processes with greater potential for the development of superior cultivars: Photosynthesis, photorespiration, nitrate assimilation, biological nitrogen fixation, and starch and protein synthesis.
Edited by:
Carlos A. Neyra Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 255mm,
Width: 175mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9780367260941 ISBN 10: 0367260948 Series:Routledge Revivals Pages: 176 Publication Date:27 August 2019 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1: Introductory Chapters 1. Plant Breeding: Biochemistry and Crop Productivity 2. Production of Novel Crops by Somatic Hybridization 3. Use of Plant Tissue Culture Techniques in Plant Breeding Part 2: Carbon Nutrition 4. Efficiency and Capacity of the Photosynthetic Light Reactions 5. Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase: Properties and Regulation 6. Efficiency of Carbon Assimilation 7. Regulation of Photorespiration 8. Synthesis and Breakdown of Starch
Carlos A. Neyra, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Plant Physiology in the George H. Cook College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.