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Flower Breeding and Genetics : Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21St Century by John Erwin (auth.), Associate Professor Neil O. Anderson (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Flower Breeding and Genetics : Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21St Century about?

Flowers are essential crops which beautify interiorscapes, outdoor landscapes and enhance human health. Floriculture is one of the fastest-growing sectors of commercial agriculture world-wide with many highly profitable crops. Such a diversity of new and domesticated flower crops is created by public and private sector flower breeders. This book provides a unique and valuable resource on the many issues and challenges facing flower breeders, as well as the industry at-large. In this volume, the first comprehensive assemblage of its kind, a team of 32 international authorities has contributed to make this book a ‘must-have’ reference to research and develop flower crops for the 21 st century consumers. Part 1 of this book (flower breeding program issues) contains unique features of interest to horticultural professionals and students, include coverage of plant protection strategies, cultivar trialing methodology, germplasm collection/preservation, preventing invasiveness, and other timely topics. The collective body of knowledge for 24 flower crops (Part 2: Crop-specific Breeding and Genetics) represents the in-depth science and art of breeding technology available for bedding plan

Who reads Flower Breeding and Genetics : Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21St Century?

Author

John Erwin (auth.), Associate Professor Neil O. Anderson (eds.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781402044274

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Technology, Agriculture