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Crop Improvement Walter Suza

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Open textbook libraryDistributor: Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook LibraryPublisher: Ames, IA Iowa State University Digital Press [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH301
  • QE1
Online resources:
Contents:
About the PBEA Series -- Basic Principles of Plant Breeding -- Pedigree Naming Systems and Symbols -- Genetic Variation and Germplasm Usage -- Refresher on Population and Quantitative Genetics -- Steps in Cultivar Development -- Breeding Methods -- Participatory Plant Breeding and Participatory Variety Selection -- Common Bean Breeding -- Cowpea Breeding -- Millet Breeding -- Rice Breeding -- Sorghum Breeding -- Sweetpotato Breeding -- Groundnut Breeding -- Cassava Breeding -- Seed Systems and Certification -- Contributors -- Applied Learning Activities
Subject: This textbook covers basic principles in the genetic improvement of crop plants. Emphasis is placed on methods of cultivar development in self-pollinating, cross-pollinating, and asexually propagating crops. Relevant examples of crop improvement research in Africa are utilized to cover factors affecting cultivar release, multiplication, and distribution of high-quality seed.
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About the PBEA Series -- Basic Principles of Plant Breeding -- Pedigree Naming Systems and Symbols -- Genetic Variation and Germplasm Usage -- Refresher on Population and Quantitative Genetics -- Steps in Cultivar Development -- Breeding Methods -- Participatory Plant Breeding and Participatory Variety Selection -- Common Bean Breeding -- Cowpea Breeding -- Millet Breeding -- Rice Breeding -- Sorghum Breeding -- Sweetpotato Breeding -- Groundnut Breeding -- Cassava Breeding -- Seed Systems and Certification -- Contributors -- Applied Learning Activities

This textbook covers basic principles in the genetic improvement of crop plants. Emphasis is placed on methods of cultivar development in self-pollinating, cross-pollinating, and asexually propagating crops. Relevant examples of crop improvement research in Africa are utilized to cover factors affecting cultivar release, multiplication, and distribution of high-quality seed.

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