Crossing in Oil Palm
A Manual
Brian Forster author Baihaqi Sitepu author Umi Setiawati author Fazrin Nur author Sylvester Dery author Brian Forster editor Peter D S Caligari editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:CABI Publishing
Published:11th Sep '18
Should be back in stock very soon
Suitable for Oil palm breeders, seed producers and plantation companies, oil palm traders, academics and research institutes.
Oil palm is the world's most important oil crop. Crossing is essential in commercial seed production, breeding and genetic studies. This book, written by experts, illustrates crossing techniques to maximise success and safeguard purity, enabling the production of high quality seeds to grow-on as planting material and in breeding superior cultivars.Oil palm is the world's most important oil crop and crossing is used extensively in the production of commercial seed, breeding and genetic studies. This book illustrates crossing techniques to maximise success and safeguard purity, enabling the production of high quality seeds to grow-on as planting material and in breeding superior cultivars. Presenting sound practices based on scientific innovation in plant breeding, this guide provides techniques integrated with expertise and application of sustainable aspects of agronomy and crop protection, alongside information and imaging technology. Promoting green, eco-friendly agriculture, this book covers: biology and genetics, germplasm, target traits and commercial crossing; health and safety considerations in the field and laboratory; pollen collection and storage, pollen viability testing, and pollination; isolation of the female inflorescence; and commercial tenera production. Based on experience and protocols, this is an invaluable manual for students and researchers in agriculture, plant breeders, growers and end users interested in the practicalities of oil palm crossing for breeding and commercial seed production
ISBN: 9781786395917
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96 pages