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Plant Breeding
Kendall R. Lamkey
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Description for Plant Breeding
Hardcover. Plant breeding practices have improved the livelihoods of millions. Current breeding practices have allowed farmers to produce enough crops to feed growing populations, added significant profits in the grain trade, and minimized the amount of land needed for agricultural production by permitting more intensive use of existing crop lands. Num Pages: 380 pages, 149 illustrations. BIC Classification: TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 840.
Plant breeding practices have improved the livelihoods of millions. Current breeding practices have allowed farmers to produce enough crops to feed growing populations, added significant profits in the grain trade, and minimized the amount of land needed for agricultural production by permitting more intensive use of existing crop lands. This volume reviews the status of the major challenges, approaches, and accomplishments of plant breeding programs from around the world.
Plant breeding practices have improved the livelihoods of millions. Current breeding practices have allowed farmers to produce enough crops to feed growing populations, added significant profits in the grain trade, and minimized the amount of land needed for agricultural production by permitting more intensive use of existing crop lands. This volume reviews the status of the major challenges, approaches, and accomplishments of plant breeding programs from around the world.
This volumeoriginated from the Arnel R. Hallauer International Symposium held in Mexico City in 2003, and represents contributions from an international field of leading plant breeding researchers. The coverage is broad ... Read more
Plant Breeding: The Arnel R. Hallauer International Symposium is an essential resource for agronomists, horticulturists, and plant biologists.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780813828244
SKU
V9780813828244
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99-50
About Kendall R. Lamkey
Kendall Lamkey, Ph.D., is the Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding and Director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding, Agronomy Department, Iowa State University. Mike Lee, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Plant Breeding and Genetics Panel, Agronomy Department, Iowa State University. Lee’s research focuses on developing and utilizing genetic techniques and principals to complement ... Read more
Reviews for Plant Breeding
'All chapters. are well referenced... and readable, informative and well presented' Experimental Agriculture, 2008