Heterosis and Hybrid Rice Breeding
Rice is the most important food crop of the developing world and the demand for it is growing. Provided here is a concise account of hybrid breeding in rice, a newly deployed breeding approach to increase the yield. Research on heterosis, male sterility systems, outcrossing mechanisms, disease/insec...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1994, 1994
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Edition: | 1st ed. 1994 |
Series: | Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Rice is the most important food crop of the developing world and the demand for it is growing. Provided here is a concise account of hybrid breeding in rice, a newly deployed breeding approach to increase the yield. Research on heterosis, male sterility systems, outcrossing mechanisms, disease/insect management, and grain quality considerations in hybrid rice are reviewed. The book contains a wealth of useful information for practicing hybrid rice breeders, seed producers, researchers, and students of plant breeding |
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Physical Description: | XIII, 189 p. 4 illus online resource |
ISBN: | 9783642851155 |