Fundamentals of Field Crop Breeding
Shailesh Tripathi editor Devendra Kumar Yadava editor Harsh Kumar Dikshit editor Gyan Prakash Mishra editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore
Published:7th May '23
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£109.99(9789811692567)
This book is an advanced textbook and a reference book for the post-graduate plant-breeding students and the plant breeders. It consolidates fundamental concepts and also the latest advances in plant-breeding practices including development in crop genomics. It contains crop wise explanation on origin, reproduction, genetics of yield contributing traits, biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional improvement and crop specific plant-breeding procedures and techniques. The chapters are planned to describe crop-focused breeding procedure for the major crop plants as per their economic importance. The recent developments in breeding of field crops have been reported. The recent progress made in mapping traits of economic importance has been critically reviewed for each crop. The progress made in markers assisted selected in few crops has been summarized. This book bridges the knowledge gap and bring to the researchers and students information on modern breeding tools for developing biotic and abiotic stress tolerant, climate resilient and micronutrient rich varieties of field crops. The chapters in book are contributed by experienced Plant Breeders.
ISBN: 9789811692581
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1389 pages
1st ed. 2022