Vegetables genetics and breeding / Marc Andrews, Arvind Kumar.

By:

Andrews, Marc [author]

Contributor(s):

Kumar, Arvind [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Black Prints, 2016.Description: 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9789384556242 (hardback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

SB324.7 An3 2016

Contents:

Crop population genetics and breeding -- Crop genetic diversity -- Triggering farming expansion of horticultural crops -- Plant breeding in rice -- Vegetable varieties: harvesting and processing -- Vegetable crops -- Fruit crop cultivation -- Genetic engineering of plant crops -- Biotechnological methods in plant breeding -- Conventional methods of crop improvement.

Summary: “Vegetables are important as protective foods providing vitamins and minerals. Vegetable breeding is an integral part of plant breeding which is considered as an art and science. Genetic improvement has played a vital role in enhancing the yield potential of vegetable crops. Plant genetic resources comprising of reservoir of gene and gene comples are basic raw materials for genetic improvement of any crop including vegetables. Genetically engineered plant varieties have been developed. This book is designed to bring together the essential information on Vegetable Genetics and Breeding and serve as the standard reference for laying out the best paths for improving vegetable crop yield to maximize return on the investments made in establishing and growing these crops. It is hoped that it will be useful to students making their first acquaintance with this special field of Vegetable Genetics and Breeding and that it may serve as a useful reference for research workers and for those concerned with application of research.”--Back cover

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS SB324.7 An3 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	77491		00077691

Includes index.

“Vegetables are important as protective foods providing vitamins and minerals. Vegetable breeding is an integral part of plant breeding which is considered as an art and science. Genetic improvement has played a vital role in enhancing the yield potential of vegetable crops. Plant genetic resources comprising of reservoir of gene and gene comples are basic raw materials for genetic improvement of any crop including vegetables. Genetically engineered plant varieties have been developed. This book is designed to bring together the essential information on Vegetable Genetics and Breeding and serve as the standard reference for laying out the best paths for improving vegetable crop yield to maximize return on the investments made in establishing and growing these crops. It is hoped that it will be useful to students making their first acquaintance with this special field of Vegetable Genetics and Breeding and that it may serve as a useful reference for research workers and for those concerned with application of research.”--Back cover

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