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Heterosis
R. . Ed(S): Frankel
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Description for Heterosis
Paperback. Editor(s): Frankel, R. Series: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PST; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
When trying to solicit authors for this book it became apparent that the causal factors for heterosis at the physiological and biochemical level are today almost as obscure as they were 30 years ago. Though biometrical-genetical analyses point to dispersion of complementary genes - not overdominance - as the major cause of the phenomenon, plant breeders' experience still suggests a cautious, pragmatic approach to the dominance-overdominance controversy in breeding hybrid cultivars. Thus we are faced with a striking discordance between our limited comprehension of the causal factors and mechanism of heter osis on the one hand, and the extensive agricultural ... Read more
When trying to solicit authors for this book it became apparent that the causal factors for heterosis at the physiological and biochemical level are today almost as obscure as they were 30 years ago. Though biometrical-genetical analyses point to dispersion of complementary genes - not overdominance - as the major cause of the phenomenon, plant breeders' experience still suggests a cautious, pragmatic approach to the dominance-overdominance controversy in breeding hybrid cultivars. Thus we are faced with a striking discordance between our limited comprehension of the causal factors and mechanism of heter osis on the one hand, and the extensive agricultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642819797
SKU
V9783642819797
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