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Wheat
Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj
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Description for Wheat
Hardback. This volume deals with various aspects of the biotechnology of wheat, including in vitro methods, somatic embryogenesis, micropropagation, wide hybridization and embryo culture, production of haploids and the release of varieties. Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry. Num Pages: 688 pages, 163 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; TCB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Wheat, which is the second most important cereal crop in the world, is being grown in a wide range of climates over an area of about 228 945 thou sand ha with a production of about 535 842 MT in the world. Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ) accounts for 80% of the wheat consumption, howe ver, it is attacked by a large number of pests and pathogens; rusts and smuts cause enormous damage to the crop and reduce the yield drastically in some areas. The major breeding objectives for wheat include grain yield, earliness, resistance to lodging and diseases, ... Read more
Wheat, which is the second most important cereal crop in the world, is being grown in a wide range of climates over an area of about 228 945 thou sand ha with a production of about 535 842 MT in the world. Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ) accounts for 80% of the wheat consumption, howe ver, it is attacked by a large number of pests and pathogens; rusts and smuts cause enormous damage to the crop and reduce the yield drastically in some areas. The major breeding objectives for wheat include grain yield, earliness, resistance to lodging and diseases, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Series
Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540518099
SKU
V9783540518099
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Ref
99-15
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