Description: Banana Breeding : Progress and Challenges, Hardcover by Pillay, Michael (EDT); Tenkouano, Abdou (EDT), ISBN 1439800170, ISBN-13 9781439800171, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Along with cereals, crops like bananas provide calorie-rich staples for an ever-growing world population, especially in developing tropical countries. Thirty-one international experts contribute 18 chapters to an up-to-date text on all aspects of banana breeding and genetics. Opening chapters cover general plant morphology; evolution and genetic relations in bananas and plantains; genetic resources in banana improvement; genomes, cytogenetics and flow cytometry of Musa; genetics of important traits in Musa; and the major diseases and pests of bananas. Subsequent chapters turn to the central focus of th, including reproductive biology, breeding techniques, mutations and cultivar development, biotechnology in Musa improvement, genotype by environment interaction and Musa improvement, quality improvement of cultivated Musa, postharvest processed products from the banana, propagation methods, adoption and challenges in hybrid distribution to farmers, and lessons learned from the molecular breeding of other vegetatively propagated crops. For researchers, educators, farmers, and extension personnel. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Banana Breeding : Progress and Challenges
Number of Pages: 383 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Banana Breeding : Progress and Challenges
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Fruit, Life Sciences / General, Agriculture / General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 30.5 Oz
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Science, Gardening
Author: Abdou Tenkouano
Item Length: 10.4 in
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
