Genetic Improvement of Tropical Crops

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Campos, Hugo (Συγγραφέας), Caligari, Peter D.S (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Trees.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Tree Biology.

This book provides a fresh, updated perspective of the current status and perspectives in genetic improvement of a diverse array of tropical crops. The first part covers aspects which are relevant across crops, namely how to maximize the use of genetic information through modern bioinformatic approa...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1 Enabling Technologies
• Chapter 1 Statistical Approaches in Plant Breeding: Maximizing the Use of the Genetic Information
• Chapter 2 Genomic Selection – State of the Art
• Part 2  Crops
• Chapter 3 Tropical Maize (Zea mays L.)
• Chapter 4 Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
• Chapter 5 Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
• Chapter 6 Sweetpotato, (Ipomoea batatas L.)
• Chapter 7 Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
• Chapter 8 Oil Palm (Elaeis guinensis)
• Chapter 9 Sugarcane (S. officinarum X S. spontaneum).