Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 17

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Jules Janick
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 20, 2010 - Science - 352 pages
Plant Breeding Reviews is an ongoing series presenting state-of-the art review articles on research in plant genetics, especially the breeding of commercially important crops. Articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of plant scientists.
 

Contents

1 Dedication Longping Yuan Rice Breeder and World Hunger Fighter
1
2 Hybrid Rice Genetics Breeding and Seed Production
15
3 Rose Genetics and Breeding
159
4 White Clover Molecular Genetics
191
5 The Rise and Fall of Overdominance
225
6 An Informal History of Statistics
259
Subject Index
317
Cumulative Subject Index
319
Cumulative Contributor Index
335
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Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

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