Books in the Handbook of Plant Breeding series

Although there are numerous ornamental species, ornamental plant breeding and plant breeding research is mainly limited to some major species. Here all economically major ornamental species are handled together with selected representative species from different plant groups (cut flowers, pot plants, woody ornamental plants).

Although there are numerous ornamental species, ornamental plant breeding and plant breeding research is mainly limited to some major species. Here all economically major ornamental species are handled together with selected representative species from different plant groups (cut flowers, pot plants, woody ornamental plants).

This volume covers current genetic techniques in maize, one of the most successful examples of breeder-directed evolution. Contents include principles and data that can be applied to maximize genetic improvement of germplasm and develop superior genotypes.

It is important to include Tuber and Root Crops in the Handbook of Plant Breeding. It is currently extremely important to educate and train a new generation of plant breeders given the challenges faced by humankind in producing more food for an expanding global population during a period of environmental (including climate) change.

Like the other volumes in the series, this volume presents information on the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding.

It is important to include Tuber and Root Crops in the Handbook of Plant Breeding. It is currently extremely important to educate and train a new generation of plant breeders given the challenges faced by humankind in producing more food for an expanding global population during a period of environmental (including climate) change.

This major work has but one aim: to provide breeders and researchers from the public and private sectors with all the latest information on the breeding of crops of economic relevance.

Although the vegetative biomass and its quality are of utmost imp- tance in forage crop breeding, it is the seed yield potential which determines the commercial success of a new variety.

The volume on Industrial Crop Breeding will be part of the series, Handbook of Plant Breeding. We hope to encourage the proposed authors of new crops to provide an estimate of the crop readiness for commercial development and discuss the limitations.

This first volume of the Handbook of Plant Breeding book series is devoted to vegetable crops breeding. The purpose of the book is to provide breeders and researchers from the public and private sectors with updated information and the latest novelties in the breeding of specific crops of economic relevance.

This book is devoted to grain legumes and include eight chapters devoted to the breeding of specific grain legume crops and five general chapters dealing with important topics which are common to most of the species in focus.

The volume on Industrial Crop Breeding will be part of the series, Handbook of Plant Breeding. We hope to encourage the proposed authors of new crops to provide an estimate of the crop readiness for commercial development and discuss the limitations.

Like the other volumes in the series, this volume presents information on the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding.

This book is devoted to grain legumes and include eight chapters devoted to the breeding of specific grain legume crops and five general chapters dealing with important topics which are common to most of the species in focus.