Plant Breeding Reviews Volume 41

Download or read book Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 41 written by Irwin Goldman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops.