Principles of Plant Breeding - Second Edition

Allard, Robert W.

ISBN 10: 0471023094 / ISBN 13: 9780471023098

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999

About this Item

Ex-library - sticker on spine and stickers and stamps on first page and publication page. Number written in pencil on title page, otherwise pages are clean. Minor wear. No dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1763825559733

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Plant Breeding - Second Edition
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471023094
• ISBN 13: 9780471023098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 1.82W x 16.15H x 24.15D centimeters 1.82 centimeters width by 16.15 centimeters height by 24.15 centimeters depth
• Weight: 499 grams

About this title

Synopsis

As ancient as agriculture itself, plant breeding is one of civilization\'s oldest activities. Today, world food production is more dependent than ever on the successful cultivation of only a handful of major crops, while continuing advances in agriculture rely on successfully breeding new varieties that are well-adapted to their human-influenced ecological circumstances. Plant breeding involves elements of both natural and cultural selection-a process which operates on individual plants and on plant populations. This book offers the most recent detailed knowledge of plant reproduction and their environmental interaction, which can help guide new breeding programs and help insure continuing progress in providing more food for growing populations produced with better care of the environment.

About the Author

Robert Wayne Allard was an American Plant Breeder and Plant Population Geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading plant population geneticists of the 20th century.