Plant breeding : past, present and future /: past, present and future. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John E. Bradshaw.
• Authors: Bradshaw, John E
• Contents: Domestication, Dispersion, Selection and Hybridization of Cultivated Plants -- Scientific Breeding in the 20th Century and Future Goals -- DNA and the Origin of Variation -- Mendelian Genetics and Linkage Maps -- Gene Expression and Selection of Major Genes -- Quantitative Genetics and Genomic Selection -- Genotype × Environment Interactions and Selection Environments -- Genome Evolution and Polyploidy -- Genetic Structure of Landraces -- Open-Pollinated and Synthetic Cultivars from Population Improvement -- Clonal Cultivars from Multistage Multitrait Selection -- Hybrid Cultivars from Inbreeding and Crossbreeding -- Inbred Line Cultivars and Mixtures from Hybridization and Inbreeding -- Genetic Basis of Heterosis and Inbred Line versus Hybrid Cultivars -- Use of Sexual Reproduction in Base Broadening and Introgression -- Mutation Breeding -- Genetically Modified Crops -- Durable Resistance to Pests and Diseases -- Way Ahead.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxviii, 693 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 631.5/2; Life sciences; Plant breeding; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Plant breeding; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Botany & plant sciences; The environment; Plant genetics; Plant reproduction & propagation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319232850; 3319232851; 3319232843; 9783319232843
• Related ISBNs: 9783319232843
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 15, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.