Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding. George Acquaah
Common breeding methods 36.12 Establishing a breeding nursery 36.13 Artificial pollination for hybridization 36.14 Natural pollination 36.15 Seed development 36.16 Breeding objectives Key references and suggested reading Outcomes assessment 37 Breeding corn 37.1 Economic importance 37.2 Origin and general history 37.3 Adaptation 37.4 History of corn breeding in the United States 37.5 Types of corn 37.6 Germplasm resources 37.7 Cytogenetics 37.8 Genetics 37.9 General botany 37.10 Reproductive biology 37.11 Genetic consequences of reproductive biology 37.12 Common breeding approaches 37.13 Establishing a breeding nursery 37.14 Other nurseries 37.15 Special environment 37.16 Artificial pollination for hybridization 37.17 Natural pollination for hybridization 37.18 Common breeding objectives Key references and suggested reading Outcomes assessment 38 Breeding rice 38.1 Economic importance 38.2 Origin and history 38.3 Adaptation 38.4 Commercial classes 38.5 Germplasm resources 38.6 Cytogenetics 38.7 Genetics 38.8 General botany 38.9 Reproductive biology 38.10 Common breeding methods 38.11 Establishing a breeding nursery 38.12 Common breeding objectives Key references and suggested further reading Outcomes assessment 39 Breeding sorghum 39.1 Economic importance 39.2 Origin 39.3 History of breeding in the US 39.4 Genetic resources 39.5 Cytogenetics 39.6 Genetics 39.7 General botany 39.8 Sorghum races 39.9 Grain sorghum groups 39.10 Reproductive biology 39.11 Pollination 39.12 Common breeding methods 39.13 Establishing a breeding nursery 39.14 Artificial pollination 39.15 Natural pollination 39.16 Seed development 39.17 Harvesting 39.18 Common breeding objectives Key references and suggested reading Outcomes assessment 40 Breeding soybean 40.1 Economic importance 40.2 History and origin 40.3 History of breeding 40.4 Genetic resources 40.5 Cytogenetics 40.6 Genetics 40.7 General botany 40.8 Cultivars 40.9 Reproductive biology 40.10 Common breeding methods 40.11 Establishing a field nursery 40.12 Artificial hybridization 40.13 Natural hybridization 40.14 Seed development