
Fruit Breeding
Springer (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. January 2012
Book
Hardback
XV, 875 pages
978-1-4419-0762-2 (ISBN)
Description
Fruit Breeding is the eighth volume in the Handbook of Plant Breeding series. 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. The majority of the volume showcases individual crops, complemented by sections dealing with important aspects of fruit breeding as trends, marketing and protection of new varieties, health benefits of fruits and new crops in the horizon. The book also features contributions from outstanding scientists for each crop species.Maria Luisa BadenesInstituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, SpainDavid ByrneDepartment of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:
"Fruit Breeding comprises reviews of the development of new varieties of commercial fruit species . . Each chapter contains an introduction, a historical overview of crop origin and domestication, major breeding accomplishments, current goals and challenges, breeding methods and techniques, biotechnologies in use, and a detailed list of references cited. The chapters provide significant . details and leave the reader with a clear picture of the current status and some future goals of the breeding of each fruit. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (D. D. Archbold, Choice, Vol. 50 (1), September, 2012)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XV, 875 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 53 mm
Weight
1484 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4419-0762-2 (9781441907622)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-0763-9
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Content
Trends in Fruit Breeding.- Developing Fruit Cultivars with Enhanced Health Properties.- Intellectual Property Protection and Marketing of New Fruit Cultivars.- Emerging Fruit Crops.- Blackberry.- American Cranberry.- Grape.- Raspberry.- Strawberry.- Apple.- European Pear.- Apricot.- Cherry.- Peach.- Plum.- Citrus.- Persimmon.- Almond.- Chestnut.- Pecan.- Pistachio.- Walnut.