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Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement: New Molecular Breeding Strategies for Crop Improvement

PUBLISHER Springer (12/20/2017)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement serves as handbook for users by providing basic as well as advanced understandings of genomic selection. This useful review explains germplasm use, phenotyping evaluation, marker genotyping methods, and statistical models involved in genomic selection. It also includes examples of ongoing activities of genomic selection for crop improvement and efforts initiated to deploy the genomic selection in some important crops. In order to understand the potential of GS breeding, it is high time to bring complete information in the form of a book that can serve as a ready reference for geneticist and plant breeders.

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ISBN-13: 9783319631684
ISBN-10: 3319631683
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 258
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 6.22 x 0.79 x 9.45 inches
Weight: 1.30 pound(s)
Country of Origin: NL
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General
Technology & Engineering | Life Sciences - Botany
Technology & Engineering | Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
Dewey Decimal: 571.2
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Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement serves as handbook for users by providing basic as well as advanced understandings of genomic selection. This useful review explains germplasm use, phenotyping evaluation, marker genotyping methods, and statistical models involved in genomic selection. It also includes examples of ongoing activities of genomic selection for crop improvement and efforts initiated to deploy the genomic selection in some important crops. In order to understand the potential of GS breeding, it is high time to bring complete information in the form of a book that can serve as a ready reference for geneticist and plant breeders.

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