New Genetical Approaches to Crop Improvement
Edited by Khushnood A. Siddiqui and Akhtar M. Faruqui
Hardbound with jacket. 1100 pages.
Price: U.S. $60/Rs. 350. 1986.
Plant Genetics has been instrumental in initiating and
sustaining the first Green Revolution. In decades to come
new genetical approaches will have to play a vital role in
the wake of exploding world population. This book presents
new information on 51 different crops. A galaxy of 213 plant
scientists from the developed and developing countries
critically examines the realities and possibilities of crop
improvement with reference to the following topics.
- Somatic cell genetics and distant hybridization
- Mutagenesis
- Polyploidy, aneuploidy and chromosome substitution
- Quality characters in crops breeding and research
- The genetic basis of disease and pest resistance
- Significance of breeding systems selection theory and breeding for yield
- Physiological genetics and breeding for stress conditions in crops
- Relevance of molecular and biochemical mechanisms in crop improvement
Limited copies are available for sale and can be obtained
from the Director Atomic Energy Agricultural Centre,
Tandojam, Sind, Pakistan.
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