Acquaah,George <br/><br/>
Principles of plant genetics and breeding/ 
Acquaah,George 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Noida:  Wiley Blackwell,  2012. 
 - 739p. 
<br/><br/>Industry highlights boxes <br/><br/>Industry highlights boxes: authors <br/><br/>Section 1. Overview and historical perspectives:<br/><br/>1. Introduction; <br/><br/>2. History of plant breeding; Section <br/><br/>2. Population and quantitative genetic principles; <br/><br/>3. Introduction to concepts of population genetics;<br/><br/>4. Introduction to quantitative genetics --<br/><br/>Section 3. Reproductive systems: <br/><br/>5. Introduction to reproduction and autogamy;<br/><br/> 6. Allogamy;<br/><br/>7. Hybridization;<br/><br/>8. Clonal propagation and in vitro culture <br/><br/>Section 4. Germplasm for breeding: <br/><br/>9. Variation: types, origin and scale; <br/><br/>10. Plant domestication; <br/><br/>11. Plant genetic resources --<br/><br/>Section 5. Breeding objectives: <br/><br/>12. Yield and morphological traits; <br/><br/>13. Quality traits;<br/><br/>14. Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests; <br/><br/>15. Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses <br/><br/>Section 6. Selection methods: <br/><br/>16. Breeding self-pollinated species; <br/><br/>17. Breeding cross-pollinated species; <br/><br/>18. Breeding hybrid cultivars; <br/><br/>19. Breeding clonally propagated species --<br/><br/>Section 7. Molecular breeding: <br/><br/>20. Molecular markers; <br/><br/>21. Mapping of genes; <br/><br/>22. Marker assisted selection; <br/><br/>23. Mutagenesis in plant breeding; <br/><br/>24. Polyploidy in plant breeding; <br/><br/>25. Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics --<br/><br/>Section 8. Marketing and societal issues in breeding: <br/><br/>26. Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release;<br/><br/>27. Seed certification and commercial seed release; <br/><br/>28. Regulatory and legal issues; <br/><br/>29. Value-driven concepts and social concerns; <br/><br/>30. International plant breeding efforts.<br/><br/> Section 9. Breeding selected crops:<br/><br/>31. Breeding wheat; <br/><br/>32. Breeding corn; <br/><br/>33. Breeding rice; <br/><br/>34. Breeding sorghum; <br/><br/>35. Breeding soybean; <br/><br/>36. Breeding peanut;<br/><br/>37. Breeding potato;<br/><br/>38. Breeding cotton; <br/><br/>39. Breeding tomato; <br/><br/>40. Breeding cucumber; <br/><br/>41. Breeding roses --<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470664759 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plant breeding	<br/>Plant genetics	<br/>Science	
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>631.52  / ACQ/P