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Crops I

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Y. P. S. Bajaj

    1. New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 2)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Crops I

  • Editors: Y. P. S. Bajaj

  • Series Title: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61625-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin • Heidelberg 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-15842-4Published: 01 April 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64889-2Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-61625-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0934-943X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-3696

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 608

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences, Zoology

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