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Heterosis and Hybrid Rice Breeding

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. Sant S. Virmani

    1. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines

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Part of the book series: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics (GENETICS, volume 22)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Heterosis in Rice

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 1-39

  3. Male Sterility Systems for Hybrid Rice Breeding

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 41-78

  4. Outcrossing Mechanisms and Hybrid Seed Production Practices in Rice

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 79-109

  5. Disease and Insect Resistance in Hybrid Rice

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 111-118

  6. Grain Quality Considerations in Hybrid Rice

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 119-135

  7. Accomplishments and Constraints in Hybrid Rice

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 137-154

  8. Future Outlook

    • Sant S. Virmani
    Pages 155-162

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 163-189
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About this book

Rice is the most important food crop of the developing world and the demand for it is growing. Provided here is a concise account of hybrid breeding in rice, a newly deployed breeding approach to increase the yield. Research on heterosis, male sterility systems, outcrossing mechanisms, disease/insect management, and grain quality considerations in hybrid rice are reviewed.
The book contains a wealth of useful information for practicing hybrid rice breeders, seed producers, researchers, and students of plant breeding.

Authors and Affiliations

  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines

    Sant S. Virmani

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Heterosis and Hybrid Rice Breeding

  • Authors: Sant S. Virmani

  • Series Title: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85115-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-58206-9Due: 23 September 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-85115-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0341-5376

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 189

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Cell Biology, Plant Sciences

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