Haploids in Crop Improvement II

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Don Palmer, C.E (Editor), Keller, Wilfred A. (Editor), Kasha, Ken J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 56
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.

Doubled haploid technology is an important tool for plant breeding. It allows for significant time reduction in the achievement of homozygous breeding lines of value in crop improvement. This volume provides an excellent overview of haploid induction and the application of doubled haploids. The auth...