Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 20Jules Janick 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. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. |
Contents
2 The Origin of Maize Evidence for Tripsacum Ancestry | 15 |
3 History of Public Onion Breeding Programs in the United States | 67 |
4 Current and Future Issues in Lettuce Breeding | 105 |
5 Cactus Pear Domestication and Breeding | 135 |
6 Somatic Hybridization and Applications in Plant Breeding | 167 |
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