Plant Breeding Reviews, Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 26 (Plant Breeding Reviews)

This helpful book presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops.

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. At a time when methods of molecular biology are leading to genetically engineered crops, and when the supply of wild varieties of many crops are threatened, this series provides the most current and important information available on the subject.

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Horticultural Reviews is sponsored by the American Society for Horticultural Science. Volume 16 contains eight review-essays: molecular and genetic approaches to the study of plant hormone action; cellular mechanisms of salt tolerance in plant cells; truffles and their cultivation; presowing seed priming; sapindaceous fruits--botany and horticulture; apple flavor; new concepts in pruning grapevines; and mechanical harvesting of berry crops. Includes, in addition to a volume subject index, a cumulative subject index and a cumulative contributor index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. It was a sunny afternoon in early autumn of 1985.