Advances in Breeding Techniques for Cereal Crops

Assesses performance of conventional techniques such as backcross and hybrid breeding in introducing new traits Maps current progress in methods to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) linking phenotypic traits with genetic information for selection Shows comparative strengths and weaknesses of marker-assisted selection (MAS) techniques such as genome wide association studies (GWAS) and nested association mapping (NAM)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786762447
• ISBN13: 9781786762443
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
• Length: 612 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"