Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Priyadarshan, P.M (Editor), Jain, S. Mohan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.

Tree species, spread across a wide range of genera, are indispensible to human life. Their breeding, poised to satisfy human needs, presents significant challenges. Tree crops face a variety of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control...

Table of Contents:

• Almond (Prunus dulcis) Breeding
• Breeding Apple (Malus x Domestica Borkh)
• Apricot Breeding
• Citrus Breeding
• Pear Breeding
• Plum Breeding
• Raspberry Breeding
• Breeding Walnuts (Juglans Regia).