Advances in plant breeding strategies. Fruits / Volume 3, (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Fruits
• Further Information: Note: Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson, editors.
• Editors: Al-Khayri, Jameel M; Jain, S. Mohan; Johnson, Dennis Victor, 1937-
• Contents: Preface.- List of Contributors.- Part I. Temperate Fruits.- 1. Apple (Malus spp.) Breeding: Present and Future; S. Pereira-Lorenzo et al.- 2. Cherry Breeding: Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) and Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L.); L. Dondini et al.- 3. Mulberry (Morus spp.) Breeding for Higher Fruit Production; K. Vijayan et al.- 4. Pear (Pyrus spp.) Breeding; G.J. da Silva et al.- 5. Plum (Prunus spp.) Breeding; T. Milošević, N. Milošević.- 6. Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) Breeding; S. Kafkas et al.- Part II. Subtropical Fruits.- 8. Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Breeding; M.A. Mazri.- 9. Improvement of Fig (Ficus carica L.) by Conventional Breeding and Biotechnology; F. Aljane et al.- 10. Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) Breeding; Z. Hanley.- 11. Citrus Genetics and Breeding; J. Cuenca et al.- 12. Advanced Innovative Tools in Lemon (Citrus limon L.) Breeding; I. Polat.- 13. Mandarin (Citrus reticulate Blanco) Breeding; M. Usman, B. Fatima.- 14. Strategies for Olive (Olea eurpaea L.) Breeding: Cultivated Genetic Resources and Crossbreeding; L. Rallo et al.- 15. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Breeding; D. Holland, I. Bar-Ya'akov.- Part III. Tropical Fruits.- 16. Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Crops in the Annonaceae Family: Annona spp. and Asimina spp.; J. Lora et al.- 17. Breeding of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.): The Tree of Life; Y. Yang et al.- 18. Advances in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Breeding; J.M. Al-Khayri et al.- 19. Breeding of Garcinia spp.; H.N. Murthy et al.- 20. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Breeding; I.S.E. Bally, N.L. Dillon.- 21. Genetic Improvement of Papaya (Carica papaya L.); F. Karambu Rimberia et al.- 22. Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Breeding; C.B. Moreno Cerquiera-Silva et al.- 23. Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Crops in the Sapindaceae Family: Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.); J. Lora et al.- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 631.52; Life sciences; Plant breeding; Fruit; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; Fruit; Plant breeding; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Science -- Life Sciences -- Genetics & Genomics; Plant reproduction & propagation; Botany & plant sciences; Genetic engineering; Agriculture; Plant genetics; Genetic engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Agricultural science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319919447
• Related ISBNs: 331991944X; 9783319919430; 3319919431
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 25, 2018).
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