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Wheat Breeding

Its scientific basis

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Part of the book series: Tertiary Level Biology (TLB)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Systematics and evolution

    • T. E. Miller
    Pages 1-30
  3. The history of wheat cultivation

    • G. D. H. Bell
    Pages 31-49
  4. History of wheat breeding

    • F. G. H. Lupton
    Pages 51-70
  5. Aneuploidy in wheat and its uses in genetic analysis

    • C. N. Law, J. W. Snape, A. J. Worland
    Pages 71-108
  6. Wheat genetics

    • A. J. Worland, M. D. Gale, C. N. Law
    Pages 129-171
  7. The introduction of alien genetic variation in wheat

    • M. D. Gale, T. E. Miller
    Pages 173-210
  8. Chromosome structure and organization

    • R. B. Flavell, M. D. Bennett, A. G. Seal, J. Hutchinson
    Pages 211-268
  9. Triticale breeding

    • R. S. Gregory
    Pages 269-286
  10. Development and structure of the wheat plant

    • E. J. M. Kirby, M. Appleyard
    Pages 287-311
  11. Water relations

    • P. Innes, S. A. Quarrie
    Pages 313-337
  12. Yield assessment

    • B. Westcott
    Pages 339-368
  13. Breeding for disease resistance

    • R. Johnson, F. G. H. Lupton
    Pages 369-424
  14. Breeding for resistance to insects

    • H. J. B. Lowe
    Pages 425-454
  15. Grain quality

    • J. A. Blackman, P. I. Payne
    Pages 455-485
  16. Future prospects

    • P. R. Day, F. G. H. Lupton
    Pages 539-552
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 553-566

Editors and Affiliations

  • Haslingfield, UK

    F. G. H. Lupton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Wheat Breeding

  • Book Subtitle: Its scientific basis

  • Editors: F. G. H. Lupton

  • Series Title: Tertiary Level Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3131-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7908-2Published: 13 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3131-2Published: 14 November 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 566

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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