Beta Maritima The Origin of Beets /: The Origin of Beets. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Enrico Biancardi, Leonard W. Panella, J. Mitchell McGrath, editors.
• Other Names: Biancardi, Enrico; Panella, Leonard W; McGrath, J. Mitchell
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About This Book; Note to the Reader; Contents; Affiliation of Editors and Collaborators; Abbreviations; 1 History and Current Importance; 1.1 Predomestication; 1.2 Domestication; 1.3 Athens and Rome; 1.4 Middle Age; 1.5 Renaissance; 1.6 Age of Science; 1.7 State-of-the-Art and Prospects; References; 2 Range of Distribution; References; 3 Morphology; 3.1 Seed; 3.2 Leaves; 3.3 Root; 3.4 Color; 3.5 Seed Stalk; 3.6 Flower; 3.7 Pollen; 3.8 Chemical Composition; References; 4 Physiology; 4.1 Seed Germination; 4.2 Seed Dormancy; 4.3 Chromosome Number 4.4 Self-incompatibility4.5 Male Sterility; 4.6 Self-fertility; 4.7 Flowering; 4.8 Growth Habit; 4.9 Life Span; 4.10 Age at Maturity; 4.11 Reproductive Systems; 4.11.1 Gynodioecy; 4.11.2 Sex Ratio; References; 5 Ecology; 5.1 Survival Strategies; 5.2 Dispersal; 5.3 Gene Flow; References; 6 Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and the Genepool; 6.1 Pre-Linnaean Systems; 6.2 Post-Linnaean and Current Classification; 6.3 Phylogeny; 6.4 The Genepool; References; 7 Uses; 7.1 Medicinal Uses; 7.2 Food Uses; 7.3 Other Uses; References; 8 Source of Useful Traits; 8.1 Resistances to Biotic Stresses 8.1.1 Yellowing Viruses8.1.2 Beet Mosaic Virus; 8.1.3 Rhizomania; 8.1.4 Beet Curly Top Virus; 8.1.5 Powdery Mildew; 8.1.6 Root Rots; 8.1.7 Cercospora Leaf Spot; 8.1.8 Polymyxa Betae; 8.1.9 Black Root; 8.1.10 Minor Fungal Diseases; 8.1.11 Nematodes; 8.1.12 Insects; 8.1.13 Multiple Resistances; 8.2 Resistances to Abiotic Stresses; 8.2.1 Drought and Heat Tolerance; 8.2.2 Salinity Tolerance; 8.3 Other Traits; References; 9 Cultivated Offspring; 9.1 Leaf Beet; 9.2 Garden Beet; 9.3 Fodder Beet; 9.4 Sugar Beet; 9.5 Energy Beet; 9.6 Ornamental Beet; 9.7 Weed Beets; References 10 Application of Biotechnology10.1 Evolution of DNA Marker Technology (Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.2 Genomes and Genome Editing (J. Mitchell McGrath); 10.3 Development and Perspectives (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.4 Climate Change (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.5 Germplasm Conservation and Utilization (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.6 Transgenes Spread (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.7 Identification of New Traits (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato) 10.8 Conclusion (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato)References; Appendix A Scientists and Researchers Involved in Beta maritima; References; Appendix B Lifespan of Authors and Scientists Cited in the Text; Appendix C Beta Chronology; Appendix D Synonyms of Beta maritima(*); Appendix E Essential References; WEB Sites; Libraries
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Subjects: 583.53; Beets; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030287481; 3030287483
• Related ISBNs: 9783030287474
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