Pollen biotechnology for crop production and improvement

Our knowledge of pollen, the gold dust that carries the male germ line of flowering plants and is vital for sexual reproduction and seed formation, has 'come of age' with the publication of this book. Here, for the first time in a single volume, are all the ideas and techniques developed i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Shivanna, K. R., editor (editor), Sawhney, V. K., editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1997.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Pollen biology and pollen biotechnology: an introduction / K.R. Shivanna and V.K. Sawhney
  • pt. I. Pollen biology: an overview. 2. Pollen development and pollen-pistil interaction / K.R. Shivanna, M. Cresti and F. Ciampolini. 3. Gene expression during pollen development / D.A. Hamilton and J.P. Mascarenhas. 4. Pollination biology and plant breeding systems / P.G. Kevan
  • pt. II. Pollen biotechnology and optimization of crop yield. 5. Pollination efficiency of insects / A.R. Davis. 6. Pollination constraints and management of pollinating insects for crop production / R.W. Currie
  • pt. III. Pollen biotechnology and hybrid seed production. 7. Cytoplasmic male sterility / P.B.E. McVetty.