Banana Breeding (eBook, ePUB)

Progress and Challenges
Redaktion: Pillay, Michael; Tenkouano, Abdou

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Although bananas are one of the most important agricultural crops, they have been largely neglected in breeding programs. Providing a practical understanding of banana breeding, this book presents a detailed account of methodologies used in conventional and molecular breeding. Chapters cover the origin, history, and distribution of bananas as well as genetics, reproductive biology, conventional breeding methods, seed production, disease management, pest management, propagation, biotechnology, hybrid distribution, quality improvement, processing, and value addition. It also details future prospects for the continued, successful cultivation of bananas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040159026
• Artikelnr.: 72275413

Autorenporträt

Michael Pillay, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Abdou Tenkouano, Ph.D. is a counselor at the Research for Development Council at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Croydon, United Kingdom.

Inhaltsangabe

General Plant Morphology of Musa. Evolution and Genetic Relationships in
Banana and Plantains. Genetic Resources for Banana Improvement. Genomes,
Cytogenetics, and Flow Cytometry of Musa. Genetics of Important Traits in
Musa. Major Diseases of Banana. Integrated Pest Management of Banana.
Reproductive Biology. Breeding Techniques. Mutations and Cultivar
Development of Banana. Biotechnology in Musa Improvement. Genotype by
Environment Interaction and Musa Improvement. Quality Improvement of
Cultivated Musa. Postharvest Processed Products from Banana. Propagation
Methods in Musa. Hybrid Distribution to Farmers: Adoption and Challenges.
Molecular Breeding of Other Vegetatively Propagated Crops: Lessons for
Banana. Future Prospects. Index.