Crop Evolution Laboratory
Author | : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Crop Evolution Laboratory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Grain |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Crop Evolution Laboratory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Grain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : L. T. Evans |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1996-05-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521295581 |
In this major 1993 work, Lloyd Evans provides an integrated view of the domestication, adaptation and improvement of crop plants, bringing together genetic diversity, plant breeding, physiology and aspects of agronomy. Considerations of yield and maximum yield provide continuity throughout the book. Food, feed, fibre, fuel and pharmaceutical crops are all discussed. Cereals, grain legumes and root crops, both temperate and tropical, provide many of the examples, but pasture plants, oilseeds, leafy crops, fruit trees and others are also considered. After the introductory chapter, the increasing significance of crop yields to the world's food supply is highlighted. The next three chapters consider changes to crop plants over the last ten thousand years, including domestication, adaptation and improvement. Aimed at research workers and advanced students in crop physiology and ecology, agronomy and plant breeding, this book also reaches conclusions of relevance to those concerned with developmental policy, agricultural research and management, environmental quality, resource depletion and human history.
Author | : James F. Hancock |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781780641423 |
This book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with the evolutionary processes, describing the chromosome structure, genetic variation, multifactorial genome, polyploidy, gene duplication and speciation. Part 2 deals with the origins of agriculture and the dynamics of plant domestication, covering some cereal grains, protein plants, starchy staple and sugar crops, as well as fruit, vegetable, fibre and oil crops. A chapter on ex situ and in situ conservation of germplasm resources is included.
Author | : Patricia Stoller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Crop science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Pamela C. Ronald |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2008-04-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0199756694 |
By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. Clearly, there must be a better way to meet the need for increased food production. Written as part memoir, part instruction, and part contemplation, Tomorrow's Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer, take the reader inside their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders so that we can see what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. The reader sees the problems that farmers face, trying to provide larger yields without resorting to expensive or environmentally hazardous chemicals, a problem that will loom larger and larger as the century progresses. They learn how organic farmers and geneticists address these problems. This book is for consumers, farmers, and policy decision makers who want to make food choices and policy that will support ecologically responsible farming practices. It is also for anyone who wants accurate information about organic farming, genetic engineering, and their potential impacts on human health and the environment.
Author | : Richard P. Waldren |
Publisher | : Burgess International Group Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : R. Ford Denison |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2016-08-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691173761 |
As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to these challenges, one that draws on the principles of evolution and natural selection. R. Ford Denison shows how both biotechnology and traditional plant breeding can use Darwinian insights to identify promising routes for crop genetic improvement and avoid costly dead ends. Denison explains why plant traits that have been genetically optimized by individual selection--such as photosynthesis and drought tolerance--are bad candidates for genetic improvement. Traits like plant height and leaf angle, which determine the collective performance of plant communities, offer more room for improvement. Agriculturalists can also benefit from more sophisticated comparisons among natural communities and from the study of wild species in the landscapes where they evolved. Darwinian Agriculture reveals why it is sometimes better to slow or even reverse evolutionary trends when they are inconsistent with our present goals, and how we can glean new ideas from natural selection's marvelous innovations in wild species.
Author | : C. Wayne Smith |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1995-12-12 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780471079729 |
This book deals with the agronomy of the eight major grain, fiber and oilseed row crops produced in the United States: Corn, Wheat, Grain Sorghum, Barley, Rice, Cotton, Soybeans, and Peanuts. For each crop, Dr. Smith presents a structured discussion of: the types of cultivars, the history of the crop, its uses and processing, a detailed discussion of how to plant and grow the crop, the pests and problems involved, and the harvesting, grading and marketing practices.
Author | : J. Smartt |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1995-08-03 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780582086432 |
The second edition of this classic volume provides comprehensive coverage of over one hundred of the world's major economically significant crop plants and their wild ancestors. The crops featured range from cereals to tropical staples, beans and pulses, vegetables, fruits, cash crops, oil crops and spices. Information on crop evolution is vital in the current effort to understand and conserve biodiversity, and provide a basis for the improvement of plant species. The second edition takes into account the rapid advances made in this field with the advent of new molecular techniques and our ever growing understanding of genetics. Evolution of Crop Plants is an excellent resource for plant breeders and biotechnologists, seed producers, plant pathologists and researchers in agriculture, crop evolution and conservation. For each crop, the book includes a detailed examination of:
Author | : Gail S. Drallmeier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : 9780962056901 |