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Description Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding (2nd Ed) by George Acquaah Wiley-Blackwell | October 2012 | ISBN-10: 0470664754 | PDF | 758 pages | 15.7 mb http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Genetics-Breeding-George-Acquaah/dp/0470664754 To respond to the increasing need to feed the world's population as well as an ever greater demand for a balanced and healthy diet there is a continuing need to produce improved new cultivars or varieties of plants, particularly crop plants. The strategies used to produce these are increasingly based on our knowledge of relevant science, particularly genetics, but involves a multidisciplinary understanding that optimizes the approaches taken. Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2nd Edition introduces both classical and molecular tools for plant breeding. Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding, intellectual property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding, organic breeding), and more are addressed in the new, updated edition of this text. Industry highlight boxes are included throughout the text to contextualize the information given through the professional experiences of plant breeders. The final chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the largest and most common crops. - Up-to-date edition of this bestselling book incorporating the most recent technologies in the field - Combines both theory and practice in modern plant breeding - Updated industry highlights help to illustrate the concepts outlined in the text - Self assessment questions at the end of each chapter aid student learning - Accompanying website with artwork from the book available to instructors About the Author  Dr. George Acquaah is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Bowie State University. He received his Bachelor of Science- Agricultural Science with honors and Master of Science-Crop Science degrees from the University of Ghana, Legon in 1975 and 1979, respectively. Dr. Acquaah’s research interests are in tissue culture applications and plant genomics to improve tropical species. He authored several journal articles and seven (7) college textbooks, one of which (Understanding Biotechnology) has been translated into Chinese, while another (Plant Genetics and Breeding) was translated into Farsi and was judged “world class” among the 13 books reviewed by an international faculty panel at a European university. Dr. Acquaah is a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Science. BRIEF CONTENTS Preface, ix Acknowledgements, xi Industry highlights boxes, xiii Industry highlights boxes: authors, xv Section 1 Overview and historical perspectives, 1 Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles, 41 Section 3 Reproductive systems, 95 Section 4 Germplasm for breeding, 171 Section 5 Breeding objectives, 227 Section 6 Selection methods, 301 Section 7 Molecular breeding, 383 Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding, 489 Section 9 Breeding selected crops, 575 Supplementary chapters: review of genetic statistical principles, 689 1 Plant cellular organization and genetic structure: an overview, 691 2 Common statistical methods in plant breeding, 707 Glossary of terms, 726 Appendix 1: Conversion rates, 731 Index, 732 Sharing Widget |
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