Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications
During the 1970s and 1980s, mutation breeding made a tremendous contribution to crop improvement. Now, as the techniques of molecular biology become more widely adopted by plant breeders, this comprehensive summary sets mutation breeding in a contemporary context and relates it to other breeding techniques, including the most recently developed. The book opens with a general introduction to plant breeding and a review of the development of mutation breeding, including consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the technique. Chapters covering the underlying theory are followed by sections that consider more practical aspects such as in vitro techniques, techniques used for seed propagated crops and techniques used for vegetatively propagated crops. Case studies and examples are included throughout and a list of over 1200 references provides a valuable resource for those new to the field.
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Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications
During the 1970s and 1980s, mutation breeding made a tremendous contribution to crop improvement. Now, as the techniques of molecular biology become more widely adopted by plant breeders, this comprehensive summary sets mutation breeding in a contemporary context and relates it to other breeding techniques, including the most recently developed. The book opens with a general introduction to plant breeding and a review of the development of mutation breeding, including consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the technique. Chapters covering the underlying theory are followed by sections that consider more practical aspects such as in vitro techniques, techniques used for seed propagated crops and techniques used for vegetatively propagated crops. Case studies and examples are included throughout and a list of over 1200 references provides a valuable resource for those new to the field.
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Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications

Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications

by A. M. van Harten
Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications

Mutation Breeding: Theory and Practical Applications

by A. M. van Harten

Overview

During the 1970s and 1980s, mutation breeding made a tremendous contribution to crop improvement. Now, as the techniques of molecular biology become more widely adopted by plant breeders, this comprehensive summary sets mutation breeding in a contemporary context and relates it to other breeding techniques, including the most recently developed. The book opens with a general introduction to plant breeding and a review of the development of mutation breeding, including consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the technique. Chapters covering the underlying theory are followed by sections that consider more practical aspects such as in vitro techniques, techniques used for seed propagated crops and techniques used for vegetatively propagated crops. Case studies and examples are included throughout and a list of over 1200 references provides a valuable resource for those new to the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521036825
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 06/21/2007
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. General introduction; 2. History of mutation breeding; 3. Nature and types of mutation; 4. Induction of mutations; 5. In vitro techniques for mutation breeding; 6. Mutation breeding in seed propagated crops; 7. Mutation breeding in vegetatively propagated crops; References; Index.
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