The Tree Breeder

Download The Tree Breeder full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online The Tree Breeder ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Tree Breeding: Principles and Strategies

Author : G. Namkoong
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461238927
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tree Breeding: Principles and Strategies by : G. Namkoong

Download or read book Tree Breeding: Principles and Strategies written by G. Namkoong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become apparent, during discussions with students and colleagues in forest genetics, that a universal concern is the achievement of diverse goals of forestry from fiber production in industrial as well as farm forests to conserving forest ecosystems. Although we generally have several breeding methods available and several species to breed, we seek to satisfy multiple-use goals on diverse sites by management techniques that at best can only partially control edaphic environmental variation. The dominant approach, which was agriculturally motivated, has involved inten sive effort with complicated breeding plans on single species for uniform adaptability and single-product plantations. However, this is obviously neither the only, nor necessarily the best, solution for the genetic management of tree species, and thus our intent in this volume is to develop ways to achieve multiple objectives in tree breeding. We include an array of breeding plans from simple iterated designs to sets of multiple populations capable of using gene actions for different traits in different environments for uncertain futures. The presentation is organized around the development of breeding from single-to multiple-option plans, from single to multiple traits, from single to mUltiple environ ments, and from single to multiple populations. However, it is not a complete "How To" book, and includes neither exercises nor instructions on data handling. It also does not include discussion of all modes of reproduction and inheritance encountered in plants.

The Tree Breeder

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Tree Breeder by :

Download or read book The Tree Breeder written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Forest Tree Breeding in Europe

Author : Luc E Pâques
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400761465
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Forest Tree Breeding in Europe by : Luc E Pâques

Download or read book Forest Tree Breeding in Europe written by Luc E Pâques and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tree species. They are part of the present European forestry landscape and largely contribute to intensive wood production and other forest activities. In this book, we describe the state-of-art of breeding for the main forest tree species. We provide a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date overview of the major scientific results and breeding achievements gathered from the many programmes scattered across Europe. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each as a monograph corresponding to a species or group of species Abies spp., (Larix spp., Picea abies, Picea sitchensis, Pinus sylvestris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Mediterranean pines; Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, and Prunus avium). Each of them is written by a group of experts and focuses on the distribution and economical importance of the species; motivation for breeding and breeding objectives; intraspecific genetic variability, breeding populations and breeding strategy; forest reproductive material deployment including mass-propagation and, prospects and perspectives for joint research and breeding. The book is a unique and up-dated source of information for students, researchers and professionals interested in the genetics and domestication of forest tree species.

Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species

Author : Shri Mohan Jain
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387712011
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species by : Shri Mohan Jain

Download or read book Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species written by Shri Mohan Jain and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-08 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tree species are indispensable to support human life. Due to their long life cycle and environmental sensitivity, breeding trees to suit day-to-day human needs is a formidable challenge. Whether they are edible or industrial crops, improving yield under optimal, sub-optimal and marginal areas calls for uni?ed efforts from the s- entistsaroundtheworld. Whiletheuniquenessofcoconutaskalpavriksha(Sanskr- meaning tree-of-life) marks its presence in every continent from Far East to South America, tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, rubber, apple, peach, grapes and walnut prove their environmental sensitivity towards tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climates. Desert climate is quintessential for date palm. Thus, from soft drinks to breweries to beverages to oil to tyres, the value addition offers a spectrum of pr- ucts to human kind, enriched with nutritional, environmental, ?nancial, social and trade related attributes. Taxonomically, tree crops do not con?ne to a few families, but spread across a section of genera, an attribute so unique that contributes immensely to genetic biodiversity even while cultivated at the commercial scale. Many of these species in?uence other ?ora to nurture in their vicinity, thus ensuring their integrity in p- serving the genetic biodiversity. While wheat, rice, maize, barley, soybean, cassava andbananamakeup themajorfoodstaples,manyfruittreespeciescontributegreatly tonutritionalenrichment inhumandiet. Theediblepartofthesespeciesisthesource of several nutrients that makes additives for the daily diet of humans, for example, vitamins, sugars, aromas and ?avour compounds, and raw material for food proce- ing industries. Tree crops face an array of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control, abiotic stresses and poor shelf-life.

Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener

Author : Joseph Tychonievich
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604695374
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener by : Joseph Tychonievich

Download or read book Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener written by Joseph Tychonievich and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brighter zinnias, fragrant carnations, snappier green beans Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener makes it easier than ever to breed and grow your own varieties of vegetables and flowers. This comprehensive and accessible guide explains how to decide what to breed, provides simple explanations on how to cross plants, and features a basic primer on genetics and advanced techniques. Case studies provide breeding examples for favorite plants like daffodils, hollyhocks, roses, sweet corn, and tomatoes.

Tree Breeding and Genetics in New Zealand

Author : C.J.A. Shelbourne
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030184609
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tree Breeding and Genetics in New Zealand by : C.J.A. Shelbourne

Download or read book Tree Breeding and Genetics in New Zealand written by C.J.A. Shelbourne and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dothistroma pini changed New Zealand commercial forestry dramatically. Tree breeding became concentrated on a very few species and development of selection methods and breeding strategies changed in response to the new challenges. Tree-Breeding and Genetics in New Zealand provides a critical historical account of the work on provenance research and tree breeding, often with the wisdom of hindsight, and it tracks the development of breeding strategy, especially for P. radiata, Douglas-fir and the most important eucalypt species, E. regnans, E. fastigata and E. nitens. The book is a compendium of abstracts and summaries of all publications and reports on tree improvement in New Zealand since the early 1950s, with added critical comment by the author on much of the work. It is intended for other tree breeders internationally, for interested NZ foresters and for graduate students studying genetics and tree breeding.

Successful Tree Breeding with Index Selection

Author : Paul P. Cotterill
Publisher : CSIRO Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Successful Tree Breeding with Index Selection by : Paul P. Cotterill

Download or read book Successful Tree Breeding with Index Selection written by Paul P. Cotterill and published by CSIRO Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide for tree breeders in the use of index selection to choose superior trees for breeding. Index selection uses genetic, economic and pedigree information to select trees with the best genes. Includes a bibliography and an index. The authors are quantitative geneticists.

Tree Breeding and Improvement Theory and Technology

Author : K.T. Parthiban
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9389412846
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (894 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tree Breeding and Improvement Theory and Technology by : K.T. Parthiban

Download or read book Tree Breeding and Improvement Theory and Technology written by K.T. Parthiban and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tree Breeding and lmprovement is gaining signiﬁcant attention and attraction across the country as a scientiﬁc tool to enhance the productivity and wood quality besides facilitating conservation of Forest Genetic Resources. The science of Tree Breeding is comparatively young but extended greater scope in the recent past in operational plantation development programme. The Tree Breeding and lmprovement has been incorporated as a subject in Under Graduate as well as Post graduate degree programme in Forestry offered at various State Agricultural Universities of the country. The existing text books on Tree Breeding are very limited and the practical aspects of tree breeding have not been evidenced in most books. The students and the tree breeding scientists require a comprehensive text book incorporating all theoretical and practical aspects of tree breeding. Accordingly the current book entitled “TREE BREEDING AND IMPROVEMENT - THEORY AND TECHNlQUES” has been designed with 18 chapters. The basic and fundamental aspects of tree breeding have been presented in chapter 1. The chapters 2 and 3 elaborate the Center’s of origin and pollination mechanism of trees. The theoretical and practical aspects of tree breeding methods, hybrid development, genetic tests and their biometric analysis have been presented with suitable ﬁeld level examples from chapter 4 to 9. Incorporation of Seed orchard, clonal forestry, Exotic Forestry and Forest Biotechnology with -the-state-of-art- recent development will ﬁnd greater utility by the students and researchers. Above all, the chapters on Varietal Developmental Process, Variety Registration and Organizations involved in tree breeding will have profound utility. ln a holistic perspective, the information furnished in the book will act as a great piece of information to the graduating scholars to understand theoretical and practical aspects of tree breeding towards satisfying their academic needs besides applying them in tree breeding research. For the scientists and teaching faculties, the book will act as a ready reckoner not only for reference but also to apply them in all ﬁeld level applications.

Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding

Author : Fikret Isik
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319551779
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding by : Fikret Isik

Download or read book Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding written by Fikret Isik and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fills the gap between textbooks of quantitative genetic theory, and software manuals that provide details on analytical methods but little context or perspective on which methods may be most appropriate for a particular application. Accordingly this book is composed of two sections. The first section (Chapters 1 to 8) covers topics of classical phenotypic data analysis for prediction of breeding values in animal and plant breeding programs. In the second section (Chapters 9 to 13) we provide the concept and overall review of available tools for using DNA markers for predictions of genetic merits in breeding populations. With advances in DNA sequencing technologies, genomic data, especially single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, have become available for animal and plant breeding programs in recent years. Analysis of DNA markers for prediction of genetic merit is a relatively new and active research area. The algorithms and software to implement these algorithms are changing rapidly. This section represents state-of-the-art knowledge on the tools and technologies available for genetic analysis of plants and animals. However, readers should be aware that the methods or statistical packages covered here may not be available or they might be out of date in a few years. Ultimately the book is intended for professional breeders interested in utilizing these tools and approaches in their breeding programs. Lastly, we anticipate the usage of this volume for advanced level graduate courses in agricultural and breeding courses.

Tree Crops

Author : J. Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781729791509
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (915 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tree Crops by : J. Smith

Download or read book Tree Crops written by J. Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author J. Russell Smith (1874-1966) travelled widely and shares his insights and research into agro-forestry, describing how trees such as carob, honey locust, persimmon, mulberry, oaks and pecans can be used to enrich the land and the people and animals dependent on it.

Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

Author : A. K. Mandal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788123905716
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding by : A. K. Mandal

Download or read book Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding written by A. K. Mandal and published by . This book was released on 1998-02-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plant-breeding

Author : Hugo de Vries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (46 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Plant-breeding by : Hugo de Vries

Download or read book Plant-breeding written by Hugo de Vries and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tree Breeding for Genetic Improvement of Tropical Tree Species

Author : P. E. Bedell
Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788177648911
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (489 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tree Breeding for Genetic Improvement of Tropical Tree Species by : P. E. Bedell

Download or read book Tree Breeding for Genetic Improvement of Tropical Tree Species written by P. E. Bedell and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Breeding Tree

Author : Jessie Andersen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781946758064
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (58 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Breeding Tree by : Jessie Andersen

Download or read book The Breeding Tree written by Jessie Andersen and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Katherine Dennard is selected to become a "Creation Specialist" in Sector 4, the opportunity sounds like a dream come true. But Kate soon discovers the darker side of her profession - the disposal of fetal organs and destruction of human life. It makes sense, really. In a society where disease and malformations don't exist, human perfection demands that no genetic "mutants" be allowed to live. For Sector 4, "survival of the fittest" is not just a theory - it's The Institute's main mission. When Kate discovers that The Institute is using her DNA to create new life, her work gets personal. In order to save her unviable son, she'll have to trust Micah and his band of underground Natural Born Rebels. The problem is, if The Institute discovers her betrayal, the next body tossed in the trash could be hers. "This is a powerful story about the meaning and value of life--we don't have enough of those." Terry Trueman, Printz Honor author, Stuck in Neutral

Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops

Author : M. Sedgley
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483289095
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops by : M. Sedgley

Download or read book Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops written by M. Sedgley and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research into the reproductive biology of crop plants has expanded greatly in recent years and has lead to an increasing awareness of the importance of flowering, pollination, and fruit set in crop productivity. This book focuses specifically on tree cultivation. It deals with the basic biology of sexual reproduction and relates this to the practical aspects of tree crop breeding and orchard management for fruit and seed production, in both temperate and tropical species. It is aimed at both students and research scientists in horticulture, forestry, and pollination ecology as well as those working in tree breeding, tree cultivation, and orchard management. The conservation problems of rainforest regeneration in the tropics and subtropics and of changing land use priorities in Europe and North America also make this book of value to those concerned with tree species preservation and survival.

Tree Breeding at the Institute of Forest Genetics

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tree Breeding at the Institute of Forest Genetics by :

Download or read book Tree Breeding at the Institute of Forest Genetics written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Glossary for Forest Tree Improvement Workers

Author : Society of American Foresters. Division of Silviculture. Committee on Forest Tree Improvement
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Glossary for Forest Tree Improvement Workers by : Society of American Foresters. Division of Silviculture. Committee on Forest Tree Improvement

Download or read book Glossary for Forest Tree Improvement Workers written by Society of American Foresters. Division of Silviculture. Committee on Forest Tree Improvement and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: