An introduction to plant breeding /

Brown, Jack, 1955-

An introduction to plant breeding / Jack Brown, Peter D.S. Caligari. - Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2008. - viii, 209 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar -- Breeding objectives -- Breeding schemes -- Genetics and plant breeding -- Predictions -- Selection -- Alternative techniques in plant breeding -- Some practical considerations. Modes of reproduction and types of cultivar -- Breeding objectives -- Breeding schemes -- Genetics and plant breeding -- Predictions -- Selection -- Alternative techniques -- Practical considerations.

9781405133449 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405133449 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Plant breeding.

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SB123 / .B76 2008