Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Fruits

Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
Author: P. K. Ray
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2002-06
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9783540428558

Plant breeding has undergone a period of very rapid and significant development in recent years and the area of fruit breeding is no exception. This book provides a balanced, up-to-date and comprehensive account of the developments in the field of breeding tropical and subtropical fruits. It offers not only the theoretical and applied aspects of breedings fruits but also provides an authoritative manual of the conventional and new techniques used for increasing efficiency of crop improvement programmes. In specific chapters the book deals with crop taxonomy, genetic resources, floral biology, breeding objectives, inheritance patterns and information on new improved cultivars/hybrids.

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Author: University of the Philippines
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Total Pages: 460
Release: 1926
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Tropical Plant Breeding

Tropical Plant Breeding
Author: Andre Charrier
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2001-01-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 148227986X

The book reviews recent advances in tropical plant breeding. Each of the twenty-four chapters describes a specific crop, which has been written by scientists working in the field of plant breeding and genetic improvement of that particular species. The book will be a useful reference work for professional plant breeders as well as researchers, teac

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
Author: Marco Lambertini
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2000-05-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0226468283

Beautifully illustrated throughout with color plates, photographs, and drawings, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of the tropics worldwide. 59 color photos. 21 maps.