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Robert W. Allard

Principles of Plant Breeding

Robert W. Allard

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English
John Wiley & Sons Inc
26 April 1999
Plant reproduction & propagation; Agriculture & farming
As ancient as agriculture itself, plant breeding is one of civilization\'s oldest activities. Today, world food production is more dependent than ever on the successful cultivation of only a handful of major crops, while continuing advances in agriculture rely on successfully breeding new varieties that are well-adapted to their human-influenced ecological circumstances. Plant breeding involves elements of both natural and cultural selection-a process which operates on individual plants and on plant populations. This book offers the most recent detailed knowledge of plant reproduction and their environmental interaction, which can help guide new breeding programs and help insure continuing progress in providing more food for growing populations produced with better care of the environment.
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Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 242mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   497g
ISBN:   9780471023098
ISBN 10:   0471023094
Pages:   264
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  A / AS level ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS. Darwinian Evolution. Origins of Agriculture. Evolution During Domestication. Mating Systems of Plants. Overview of Plant Breeding. BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PLANT BREEDING. Heredity and Environment. Genetic Consequences of Hybridization. Inheritance of Continuously Varying Characters: Biometrical Genetics. Evolution During Cultivation. Marker-Assisted Analysis of Adaptedness in Nature. Marker-Assisted Dissection of Adaptedness in Cultivation. MODERN BREEDING PLANS. Reproductive Systems and Breeding Plans. Breeding Self-Pollinated Plants. Breeding Hybrid Varieties of Outcrossing Plants. Breeding Clonally Propagated Plants. Breeding Hybrid Varieties of Selfing Plants and Plants that Are Clonally Propagated in Nature. Plant Breeding for Low-Input Agricultures. Glossary. References. Index.

Robert Wayne Allard was an American Plant Breeder and Plant Population Geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading plant population geneticists of the 20th century.

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