Badenes / Byrne Fruit Breeding

2012
ISBN: 978-1-4419-0763-9
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 8, 875 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Handbook of Plant Breeding

Fruit Breeding is the eighth volume in the Handbook of Plant Breeding series. Like the other volumes in the series, this volume presents information on the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding. The majority of the volume showcases individual crops, complemented by sections dealing with important aspects of fruit breeding as trends, marketing and protection of new varieties, health benefits of fruits and new crops in the horizon. The book also features contributions from outstanding scientists for each crop species.Maria Luisa BadenesInstituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, SpainDavid ByrneDepartment of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Badenes, Maria Luisa

Byrne, David H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Trends in Fruit Breeding.- Developing Fruit Cultivars with Enhanced Health Properties.- Intellectual Property Protection and Marketing of New Fruit Cultivars.- Emerging Fruit Crops.- Blackberry.- American Cranberry.- Grape.- Raspberry.- Strawberry.- Apple.- European Pear.- Apricot.- Cherry.- Peach.- Plum.- Citrus.- Persimmon.- Almond.- Chestnut.- Pecan.- Pistachio.- Walnut.