Concise encyclopedia of crop improvement
Subtitle: institutions, persons, theories, methods and histories
By: Rolf H.J. Schlegel.
Publisher: Haworth Food & Agricultural Products Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781560221463
Subjects: Plant breeding -- History; Crop improvement -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Crop improvement since 10,000 years; title: Mendel's contribution to inheritance and breeding; title: Biotechnology, genetic engineering and plant improvement; title: Intellectual property rights, plant variety protection and patenting; title: In the service of CERES: a gallery of breeders, geneticists and persons associated with crop improvement and plant breeding.