Crops I

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVIII

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2. Cereals

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Biotechnology of Wheat Improvement

      • Y. P. S. Bajaj, S. S. Gosal

      Pages 3-38

   3. Wheat: Genetic Variability Through Anther Culture

      • D. T. Kudirka, G. W. Schaeffer, P. S. Baenziger

      Pages 39-54

   4. Wheat: Improvement Through Anther Culture

      • Hu Han

      Pages 55-72

   5. Wheat: Production of Haploids, Performance of Doubled Haploids, and Yield Trials

      • J. De Buyser, Y. Henry

      Pages 73-88

   6. Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)

      • A. Bennici

      Pages 89-104

   7. Rice: Regeneration of Plants from Callus Cultures

      • E. Maeda, M.-H. Chen, M. Inoue

      Pages 105-122

   8. Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Factors Affecting Androgenesis

      • Chi-Chang Chen, Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Chien-Rong Huang

      Pages 123-138

   9. Rice: Anther Culture for Rice Improvement in China

      • Loo Shih-wei, Xu Zhi-hong

      Pages 139-156

   10. Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Cryopreservation of Cell Cultures

       • F. Sala, M. G. Galli, R. Cella

       Pages 157-167

   11. Corn (Zea mays L.): Production of Pure Lines Through Anther Culture

       • Chung-Shen Kuo, Wenliang Lu, Yao-Lin Kui

       Pages 168-180

   12. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.): Establishment of Cultures and the Regeneration of Plants

       • H. Koblitz

       Pages 181-203

   13. Barley: Induction of Genetic Variability Through Callus Cultures

       • A. M. Vázquez, M. L. Ruiz

       Pages 204-219

   14. Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

       • R. H. Smith, S. Bhaskaran

       Pages 220-233

   15. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum L.)

       • D. Bui-Dang-Ha, J. Pernes

       Pages 234-280

3. Back Matter

   Pages 250-280

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4. Vegetables, Legumes and Tubers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281

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   2. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

      • D. F. Hildebrand, G. C. Phillips, G. B. Collins

      Pages 283-308

   3. Phaseolus: Wide Hybridization Through Embryo Culture

      • D. W. S. Mok, M. C. Mok, A. Rabakoarihanta, C. T. Shii

      Pages 309-318

Production of food to meet the demands of an ever-increasing human population in the world is the major task and challenge to agriculture today. The conventional methods of plant breeding alone can no longer cope with the situation. The success of any crop improvement program depends on the extent of genetic variability in the base population, but due to denuding of forests and agricultural land, the naturally occurring pool of germplasm is being depleted. An urgent need is therefore ap­ parent to create new variability and increase the genetic base of agricul­ tural crops. Agricultural biotechnology has progressed to a stage in the produc­ tion of plants where specific characteristics to improve their yield, ap­ pearance, disease-resistance, nutritional quality and adaptation to ad­ verse soil conditions can be built into the seed. This concept of built-in quality implies a continuous scientific endeavour to improve plant char­ acters using a wide range of possibilities, and it also implies a scrutiny of the materials and methods available in the world today.

• Embryo
• Genotyp
• Zea mays L.
• bean
• biotechnology
• development
• forest
• leek
• morphology
• plant morphology
• seed
• temperature
• tissue
• wheat

• New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

  Y. P. S. Bajaj

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