486 Pages
by
CRC Press
488 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Outlining successful breeding techniques to augment the yields of the world's major crops, this reference analyzes the physiological and genetic basis for past and potential future increases in crop yields.;Covering crops with wide differences in morphology, photosynthetic rates, and nitrogen metabolisms, Genetic Improvement of Field Crops: investigates the changes produced by breeders in the... Read more
Increases in grain yield in bread wheat from breeding and associated physiological changes, Gustavo A. Slafer et al; productivity of oats - genetic gains and associated physiological changes, Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio; progress in barley breeding, Luigi Cattivelli, et al; physiological basis of the genetic improvement of corn, Matthijs Tollenaar et al; genetic improvement in soybean - physiological attributes, James R. Frederick and John D. Hesketh; physiological characteristics related to yield improvement in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), Victor O. Sadras and Francisco J. Villolobos; genetic contributions to yield in cotton, Thomas W. Culp; genetic improvement and associated physiological changes in the potato, Daniel O. Caldiz; genetic improvement in physiological traits of rice yield, Mohammad Ashraf et al.
Biography
Gustavo A. Slafer
