Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications - Hardcover

Harten, A. M. Van

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521470749 ISBN 13: 9780521470742

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

During the 1970s and 1980s, mutation breeding made a tremendous contribution to crop improvement. Now, as the techniques of molecular biology become more widely adopted by plant breeders, this comprehensive summary sets mutation breeding in a contemporary context and relates it to other breeding techniques, including the most recently developed. The book opens with a general introduction to plant breeding and a review of the development of mutation breeding, including consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the technique. Chapters covering the underlying theory are followed by sections that consider more practical aspects such as in vitro techniques, techniques used for seed propagated crops and techniques used for vegetatively propagated crops. Case studies and examples are included throughout and a list of over 1200 references provides a valuable resource for those new to the field.

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Book Description

Pioneered over 30 years ago, mutation breeding has made a tremendous contribution to crop improvement. Now, as the techniques of molecular biology become more widely adopted by plant breeders, this comprehensive summary sets mutation breeding in a contemporary context and relates it other breeding techniques, including those most recently developed. Case studies and examples are included throughout to illuminate the text and a list of over 1200 references provides a valuable resource for those new to the field.

Review

"This book delivers everything promised in its title, and much more...Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and research scientists will find this book an interesting and comprehensive treatment of mutation and mutation breeding...it should be enjoyable and productive reading for anyone interested in plant genetics and breeding." Crop Science

"All in all, th author is to be commended for bringing together information from diverse sources and presenting it in readable form, so that a breeder contemplating the use of mutation breeding procedures has the wherewithal to make a rational decision." Horticultural Science

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521470749
• ISBN 13: 9780521470742
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 367