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Author:   Manjit Kang ,  P. M. Priyadarshan
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 26.40cm
Weight:   1.207kg
ISBN:  

9780813818351

ISBN 10:   0813818354
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   18 October 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword (Gurdev S. Khush). Preface (Manjit S. Kang and P.M. Priyadarshan). Part 1: General Topics. Chapter 1: Crop Breeding Methodologies: Classic and Modern (Manjit S.Kang, Prasanta K. Subudhi, Niranjan Baisakh, and P.M. Priyadarshan). Chapter 2: Genetic Enhancement of Polypoid Crops Using Tools of Classical Cytogenetics and Modern Biotechnology (Prem P. Jauhar). Chapter 3: Biofortification: Breeding Micronutrient-Dense Crops (Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer and Bonnie McClafferty). Chapter 4:Bioinformatics and Plant Genomics for Staple Crops Improvement (David Edwards). Part 2: Cereals and Oil/Protein Crops. Chapter 5: Breeding Spring Bread Wheat for Irrigated and Rainfed Production Systems of the Developing World (Ravi P. Singh and Richard Trethowan). Chapter 6: Rice Breeding for Sustainable Production (Sant S. Virmani and M. Ilyas-Ahmed). Chapter 7: Barley Breeding for Sustainable Production (Salvatore Ceccarelli, Stefania Grando, Flavio Capettini, and Michael Baum). Chapter 8: Corn Breeding in the Twenty-first Century (G. Richard Johnson). Chapter 9: Soybean Breeding Achievements and Challenges (Silvia R. Cianzio). Part 3: Carbohydrate Suppliers: Rood Crops and Banana. Chapter 10: Breeding Potato as a Major Staple Crop (John E. Bradshaw). Chapter 11: Breeding of Sweetpotato (S.L. Tan, M. Nakatani, and K. Komaki). Chapter 12: Cassava Genetic Improvement (Hernan Ceballos, Martin Fregene, Juan Carlos Perez, Nelson Morante, and Fernando Calle). Chapter 13: Banana Breeding (Michael Pillay and Leena Tripathi). Index

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??comprised of informed and informative essays?offering state-of-the-art technical information?An impressive body of scholarship? should be considered a fundamental cornerstone acquisition for all?reference collections.? Midwest Book Review

??comprised of informed and informative essays?offering state-of-the-art technical information?An impressive body of scholarship? should be considered a fundamental cornerstone acquisition for all?reference collections.? Midwest Book Review

...comprised of informed and informative essays...offering state-of-the-art technical information...An impressive body of scholarship... should be considered a fundamental cornerstone acquisition for all...reference collections. Midwest Book Review

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Manjit Kang is a former Professor of Quantitative Genetics at Louisiana State University and current Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University P. M. Priyadarshan is a Plant Breeder at the Rubber Research Institute of India

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