Quantitative Genetics in Maize Breeding

by Marcelo J. Carena, J.B. Miranda Filho, Arnel R. Hallauer, et al.

Book Overview

Maize is used in an endless list of products that are directly or indirectly related to human nutrition and food security. Maize is grown in producer farms, farmers depend on genetically improved cultivars, and maize breeders develop improved maize cultivars for farmers. Nikolai I. Vavilov defined plant breeding as plant evolution directed by man. Among crops, maize is one of the most successful examples for breeder-directed evolution. Maize is a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461426553
• ISBN13: 9781461426554
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"