Organic Crop Breeding

Organic Crop Breeding
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780470958582
ISBN-13 : 0470958588
Rating : 4/5 (588 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Organic Crop Breeding by : Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren

Download or read book Organic Crop Breeding written by Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organic Crop Breeding provides readers with a thorough review of the latest efforts by crop breeders and geneticists to develop improved varieties for organic production. The book opens with chapters looking at breeding efforts that focus on specific valuable traits such as quality, pest and disease resistance as well as the impacts improved breeding efforts can have on organic production. The second part of the book is a series of crop specific case studies that look at breeding efforts currently underway from around the world in crops ranging from carrots to corn. Organic Crop Breeding includes chapters from leading researchers in the field and is carefully edited by two pioneers in the field. Organic Crop Breeding provides valuable insight for crop breeders, geneticist, crop science professionals, researchers, and advanced students in this quickly emerging field.


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