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Current Options for Cereal Improvement
M. . Ed(S): Maluszynski
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Description for Current Options for Cereal Improvement
Paperback. Proceedings of the First FAO/IAEA Research Co-ordination Meeting on 'Use of Induced Mutations in Connection with Haploids and Heterosis in Cereals', December 8-12, 1986, Canada Editor(s): Maluszynski, M. Series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
China was the first country to use cytoplasmic male sterility to develop hybrid rice for commercial use in 1973. In 1986 more than 8 million hectares of hybrid rice were planted in China, which is one fourth of the total rice area and produces one third of the total rice in the country. Hybrids usually out yield the leading commercial varieties by -20-30%, giving an average yield advantage of 1 to 1. 5 t/ha, because of their better morphological traits, higher physiological efficiency, better resistance to major diseases and insects, and wide adaptability to various agro-ecological stresses. IMPROVEMENT OF HYBRID ... Read more
China was the first country to use cytoplasmic male sterility to develop hybrid rice for commercial use in 1973. In 1986 more than 8 million hectares of hybrid rice were planted in China, which is one fourth of the total rice area and produces one third of the total rice in the country. Hybrids usually out yield the leading commercial varieties by -20-30%, giving an average yield advantage of 1 to 1. 5 t/ha, because of their better morphological traits, higher physiological efficiency, better resistance to major diseases and insects, and wide adaptability to various agro-ecological stresses. IMPROVEMENT OF HYBRID ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401068901
SKU
V9789401068901
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Reviews for Current Options for Cereal Improvement
`... the book contains some papers which will be of interest, mainly to plant breeders and geneticists.' Plant Growth Regulation 9, 1990