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Seed Production
Copeland, L.O.; McDonald, M.B.
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Description for Seed Production
Hardback. Integrates seed technology and the production of agronomic species. This book covers the principles and practices involved in producing, conditioning, evaluating, and marketing high quality seeds. It reviews the seed production technology for each species, including seeding methods; weed, insect and disease control; and roguing and purification. Num Pages: 749 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Plant breeders continue to make significant advances in developing high yield ing, adaptable, disease-free crops. These advances, however, are not realized until an efficient seed production system is in place that rapidly increases geneti cally superior crops and makes them available to the consumer in large quantities at a reasonable cost. Successful seed production requires seed to be genetically pure, free of admixtures, and able to establish rapidly a uniform stand. Seed production is a complex process. Rigorous production criteria are followed by both seed producer and seed companies to ensure that high-quality seed is produced and marketed. These criteria ... Read more
Plant breeders continue to make significant advances in developing high yield ing, adaptable, disease-free crops. These advances, however, are not realized until an efficient seed production system is in place that rapidly increases geneti cally superior crops and makes them available to the consumer in large quantities at a reasonable cost. Successful seed production requires seed to be genetically pure, free of admixtures, and able to establish rapidly a uniform stand. Seed production is a complex process. Rigorous production criteria are followed by both seed producer and seed companies to ensure that high-quality seed is produced and marketed. These criteria ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
749
Condition
New
Number of Pages
749
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412075513
SKU
V9780412075513
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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