Plant Breeding in New ZealandPlant Breeding in New Zealand is a collection of papers that covers selecting and breeding of crops, pastures, fruits, timbers, and soil conservation plants in New Zealand. The book is divided into four parts, which are dealing with cropping, horticulture, forestry and soil conservation, and pasture. The text first covers crop plants such as wheat, barley, and potatoes. The next part deals with horticulture produce, such as apples, berries, and citrus. Next, the book discusses forestry, soil conservation, and genetic techniques in plant improvement. The last part talks about the plants used in pastures, which include white and red clover, lucerne, and lotus and other legumes. The book will be of great use to botanists, agriculturists, and horticulturists who wish to be aware of the plant selection and breeding methods used in New Zealand. |
Contents
Foreword | 8 |
Introduction | 9 |
CROPPING | 11 |
HORTICULTURE | 71 |
FORESTRY and SOIL CONSERVATION | 179 |
PASTURE | 213 |
GLOSSARY | 295 |
| 301 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adapted Agriculture alpha acid aphid apple areas Auckland Australia babaco barley black root rot Brassica bred breeders cells cent characteristics chromosomes citrus clones club root colour commercial Crop Research Division cross cultivars culture diploid disease resistance DSIR early evaluation export fertility fescue flavour flower forage Forest gene genetic genus grass Grasslands Grasslands Division grazing growers growing grown growth harvested high yielding hops horticultural hybridisation hybrids important improved introduced kiwifruit large number late leaf legumes lines lucerne maize material maturing mosaic virus North Island onion orchards overseas Palmerston North parent pasture perennial pests pine plant breeding pollination poplar potato processing produce progeny provenance range recent red clover regions released rust ryegrass season seed seedlings Selection and Breeding soil South species stem stone fruit strain susceptible tamarillo testing tetraploid tivars tobacco tomato trees trials types varieties vegetable wheat white clover yellow Zealand