Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, Dallas, Texas, and ... 2003 (Developments in Plant Breeding, 11) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402018673 ISBN 13: 9781402018671

Publisher: Springer, 2004

Synopsis

Forage and turf are the backbone of sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. The fast-paced advancement of cellular and molecular biology provides novel methods to accelerate or complement conventional breeding efforts. This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development in applications of molecular techniques for the improvement of forage grasses, forage legumes and turf grasses. Detailed accounts and future opportunities in molecular breeding of forage and turf, from gene discovery to development of improved cultivars, are described in the book. Almost all relevant areas are explored in detail, including tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; flowering control; plant-symbiont relations; breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare; molecular markers; transgenics; bioinformatics; population genetics; genomics of the model legume M. truncatula; field testing and risk assessment as well as intellectual property rights. This book will be of interest to researchers in both academia and industry who are involved in forage and turf improvement. It will be especially important to breeders, molecular biologists, geneticists, physiologists and agronomists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1402018673
• ISBN 13: 9781402018671
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 409
• Editor: Hopkins Andrew, Wang Zeng-Yu, Mian Rouf, Sledge Mary, Barker Reed E.