While there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of crop improvement methods over centuries. It features an extensive historical treatment of development
While there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of crop improvement methods over centuries. It features an extensive historical treatment of development
Rolf H. J. Schlegel, Ph.D., D.Sc., is Professor of Cytogenetics and Applied Genetics, with over thirty years of experiences in research and teaching of advanced genetics and plant breeding in Germany and Bulgaria. Prof. Schlegel is the author of more than 150 research papers and other scientific contributions, co-coordinator of international research projects, and has been a scientific consultant at the Bulgarian Academy of Agricultural Sciences for several years. He received his Master's degree in Agriculture and Plant Breeding, his Ph.D. and D.Sc. in Genetics and Cytogenetics from the Martin-Luther University Halle/S., Germany. Later he became Head of Laboratory of Chromosome Manipulation and the Department of Applied Genetics and Genetic Resources at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany, and the Head of the Genebank at the Institute of Wheat and Sunflower Research, General Toshevo/Varna, as well as at the Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sofia, Bulgaria. He was working as R & D director in a private company in Germany, and is now retired.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgment Author User's Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Plant Breeding Since 10,000 Years BC Chapter 3 MENDEL's Contribution to Genetics and Breeding Chapter 4 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Chapter 5 "Farmerceuticals," "Nutraceuticals," and Other Exotic Characters Chapter 6 Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Variety Protection, and Patenting Chapter 7 Germplasm Maintenance Chapter 8 Future Developments Chapter 9 In the Service of CERES¿A Gallery of Breeders, Geneticists, and Persons Associated with Crop Improvement and Plant Breeding Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgment Author User's Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Plant Breeding Since 10,000 Years BC Chapter 3 MENDEL's Contribution to Genetics and Breeding Chapter 4 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Chapter 5 "Farmerceuticals," "Nutraceuticals," and Other Exotic Characters Chapter 6 Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Variety Protection, and Patenting Chapter 7 Germplasm Maintenance Chapter 8 Future Developments Chapter 9 In the Service of CERES¿A Gallery of Breeders, Geneticists, and Persons Associated with Crop Improvement and Plant Breeding Bibliography Index
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