Mutation breeding in chickpea : perspectives and prospects for food security

Mutation breeding in chickpea perspectives and prospects for food security

The book by M. Imran Kozgar aims to cover the problems of mutation breeding in pulse crops in the light of issues related to food insecurity and malnutrition, which according to FAO are the major threats at the present time. So far the research on induction of mutation in pulse crops is negligible c...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kozgar, M. Imran, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Warsaw, [Poland] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter 2014
2014.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Chickpea > Mutation breeding.
pulse crops, chickpea, mutation breeding, effectiveness of mutagenic treatments, bioavailability of minerals, physiological parameters of mutant lines.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438330806719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1 Chickpea: In the Backdrop Note
  • 2 Induced Mutagenesis
  • 3 Induced Mutagenesis: Biophysiological Damages and Cytological Abberrations
  • 4 Chlorophyll Mutations
  • 5 Mutagenic Effectiveness and Efficiency
  • 6 Morphological Mutations
  • 7 Induced Mutagenesis and Quantitative Traits
  • 8 High Yielding and Productive Mutants
  • 9 Recent Technologies and Future Strategies
  • References
  • Appendix
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index

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