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Quality Improvement in Field Crops

By Lakhwinder S. Randhawa

Learn to identify, modify, and manipulate the genes controlling key quality traits in field crops!

This informative book provides state-of-the-art information on improving nutritional quality as...

Published May 17th 2002 by CRC Press.

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Barley Science

Recent Advances from Molecular Biology to Agronomy of Yield and Quality

By Gustavo A. Slafer, Jose Luis Molina-Cano, Roxana Savin, Jose Luis Araus, Ignacio Romagosa

Find up-to-date information on barley for malting, food, and animal feed!

This comprehensive book covers every aspect of barley from molecular biology to agronomy of yield...

Published March 12th 2002 by CRC Press.

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Crop Improvement

Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

By Manjit S. Kang

Learn to integrate molecular genetic techniques with traditional plant breeding methods!

This comprehensive book provides the latest authoritative scientific information on improvement of both temperate and...

Published December 26th 2001 by CRC Press.

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Seed Storage of Horticultural Crops

By S.d. Doijode

Maintain viability with these techniques for proper seed storage!

Healthy, viable seeds are the foundation for sustainable crop production, while poorly kept seeds can result in...

Published July 9th 2001 by CRC Press.

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The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia

Efficient Production Management

By Palit Kataki, Suresh Chandra Babu

The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer!

This valuable book surveys the problems of the rice-wheat cropping system practiced on the...

Published June 4th 2001 by CRC Press.

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The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia

Trends, Constraints, Productivity and Policy

By Palit Kataki

The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer!

Thirty years ago, the Green Revolution changed the way agriculture was practiced on the...

Published April 5th 2001 by CRC Press.

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Physiological Bases for Maize Improvement

By Gustavo A. Slafer, Maria E. Otegui

Improve the quantity and quality of maize crops in any environment!

While isolated examples of the physiological bases for genetic improvement of maize yield can be...

Published February 12th 2001 by CRC Press.

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Crop Responses and Adaptations to Temperature Stress

New Insights and Approaches

Edited by Amarjit Basra

Examine the ways in which various plants respond when exposed to high and low temperatures!

The growing demand for food makes breeding for high-yielding crops with...

Published December 5th 2000 by CRC Press.

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Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops

Edited by Amarjit Basra

Heterosis and Hybrid Seed Production in Agronomic Crops discusses how heterosis or “hybrid vigor” has played a major role in improving crop productivity and quality...

Published September 6th 2000 by CRC Press.

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Wheat

Ecology and Physiology of Yield Determination

By E H. Satorre, Gustavo A. Slafer

Discussing the latest processes involved in researching yield generation, Wheat: Ecology and Physiology of Yield Determination will help you design various types of crop production...

Published September 5th 2000 by CRC Press.

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