Plant Breeding: Principles and prospects

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This is the first book in a new series covering all major aspects of plant breeding. Plant Breeding: Principles and Prospects has arisen from a series of widely-respected courses held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Zaragoza in Spain. The book emphasizes the principles of plant breeding and the manner in which the new developing techniques may be integrated into practice and the prospects which these new technologies offer. The book has been carefully edited by Drs Hayward, Romagosa and Bosemark and contains contributors from many senior European experts. The book is divided into sections, each containing several chapters, covering genetic systems and population structure, sources and assessment of variation, manipulation of genetic systems, selection methods, adaptation and specific trait breeding. Much of the information has been used for teaching purposes and the vast wealth of detail within the book means that it is an invaluable reference work for all concerned with the subject of plant breeding, including senior level students, researchers and teachers in plant and agricultural sciences and plant genetics. This book should be of interest to all those involved in plant breeding at all academic levels.