UID:
edoccha_9958130827302883
Format:
1 online resource (376 p.)
ISBN:
1-4832-8999-0
Series Statement:
Developments in crop science ; 12
Content:
When the first edition of this book appeared in 1978, it was warmly received. Most readers and reviewers especially valued the extensive coverage of the literature in the chapters dealing with the different crops. ``... a valuable and timely addition to plant breeders and of outstanding value to breeders of ornamental plants. The book's special strength resides in the extensive review of literature ...'' (International Journal for Breeding Research). This is also reflected by the many times that the work has been referred to in other publications.This new edition provides plant breeders a
Note:
Revised edition of: Application of mutation breeding methods in the improvement of vegetatively propagated crops. 1978.
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Front Cover; Applied Mutation Breeding for Vegetatively Propagated Crops; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foliage pot plants; List of tables; List of colour plates; List of figures; Preface; Chapter 1. General introduction; Chapter 2. Mutagenic treatments; Introduction; Chemical mutagens; Physical mutagens; References; Chapter 3. Other sources of genetic variation; Introduction ; Ploidy mutations; Somaclonal variation; References; Chapter 4. Shoot apices: organization and post-irradiation behaviour; Introduction; Structure and functioning of shoot apices
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Behaviour of axillary and adventitious budsThe position of a mutated cell within a plant; chimerism; Rearrangements of cell layers; Shoot apices after irradiation; Patterns of radiation-induced morphological/histological damage and recovery; The fate of a mutated apical cell; diplontic selection; References; Chapter 5. Adventitious bud techniques and other in vivo or in vitro methods of asexual propagation of relevance to mutation breeding; Introduction; In vivo techniques; References; Chapter 6. Root and tuber crops; General; Cassava; Garlic and shallots; Jerusalem artichoke; Potato
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Sweet potatoYams and various other (tropical) root and tuber crops; Chapter 7. Ornamental crops; General; Tuber and bulb crops; Flowering pot plants; Cut flowers; Garden plants; Woody plants; Chapter 8. Woody perennials and forest trees; General; Broad-leaved trees; Coniferous trees; Trees used in sericulture (Morus); Chapter 9. Fruit crops; Temperate fruit crops; Small fruits; Grapevine; Tropical fruit crops; Chapter 10. Other crops; Essential oil crops; Fiber crops; Rubber; Hops; Sugarcane; Tea; Grasses; Index of References; Index of plant names
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-20553-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-42786-4
Language:
English
