Sorghum is one of the hardiest crop plants in modern agriculture and also one of the most versatile. Its seeds provide calorie for food and feed, stalks for building and industrial materials and its juice for syrup. This book provides an in-depth review of the cutting-edge knowledge in sorghum genetics and its applications in sorghum breeding. Each chapter is authored by specialists in their fields to report the latest trends and findings. The book showcases the definitive value of sorghum as a model system to study the genetic basis of crop productivity and stress tolerance and will provide a foundation for future studies in sorghum genetics, genomics, and breeding.
Edited by:
Yi-Hong Wang, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Chittaranjan Kole Imprint: CRC Press Inc Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 635g ISBN:9781482210088 ISBN 10: 1482210088 Series:Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants Pages: 366 Publication Date:08 July 2014 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Yi-Hong Wang, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Chittaranjan Kole