Schlegel History of Plant Breeding

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-58895-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten

While there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of crop improvement methods over centuries. It features an extensive historical treatment of development, including influential individuals in the field, plant cultivation in various regions, techniques used in the Old World, and cropping in ancient America. It covers modern advances in the twentieth century including hybrid breeding, biotechnological improvement, and genetic manipulation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schlegel, Rolf H. J.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Plant Breeding since 10,000 Years. Mendel’s Contribution to Genetics and Breeding. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. Farmerceuticals, Nutraceuticals and other Exotic Terms. Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Variety Protection, and Patenting. Germplasm Maintenance. Future Developments. Breeder Gallery.

Über Autor(innen)

Rolf H. J. Schlegel, Ph.D., D.Sc., is Professor of Cytogenetics and Applied Genetics, with

over thirty years of experiences in research and teaching of advanced genetics and plant

breeding in Germany and Bulgaria. Prof. Schlegel is the author of more than 150 research

papers and other scientific contributions, co-coordinator of international research projects,

and has been a scientific consultant at the Bulgarian Academy of Agricultural Sciences for

several years. He received his Master’s degree in Agriculture and Plant Breeding, his Ph.D.

and D.Sc. in Genetics and Cytogenetics from the Martin-Luther University Halle/S., Germany.

Later he became Head of Laboratory of Chromosome Manipulation and the Department

of Applied Genetics and Genetic Resources at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant

Research, Gatersleben, Germany, and the Head of the Genebank at the Institute of Wheat and

Sunflower Research, General Toshevo/Varna, as well as at the Institute of Plant Biotechnology

and Genetic Engineering, Sofia, Bulgaria. He was working as R & D director in a private

company in Germany, and is now retired.