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Rice
Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj
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Description for Rice
Paperback. Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry. Num Pages: 645 pages, 121 black & white illustrations, 188 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSF; PST; PSV; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1139.
Rice is the most important cereal crop which feeds more than half the population of the world. It is being grown in more than 144. 641 million ha with a production of over 468. 275 million tons (in 1988). Rice is attacked by a large number of pests and diseases which cause an enormous loss in its yield. Therefore, the major objectives in rice breeding are the development of disease resistance, tolerance to insects, adverse soil water, and drought; and improvement of quality including increased protein content. Tremendous efforts being made at the International Rice Research Institute have resulted in ... Read more
Rice is the most important cereal crop which feeds more than half the population of the world. It is being grown in more than 144. 641 million ha with a production of over 468. 275 million tons (in 1988). Rice is attacked by a large number of pests and diseases which cause an enormous loss in its yield. Therefore, the major objectives in rice breeding are the development of disease resistance, tolerance to insects, adverse soil water, and drought; and improvement of quality including increased protein content. Tremendous efforts being made at the International Rice Research Institute have resulted in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
645
Condition
New
Series
Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
Number of Pages
645
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642839887
SKU
V9783642839887
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Ref
99-15
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