{"product_id":"history-of-plant-breeding-rolf-h-j-schlegel-9781032095813","title":"History of Plant Breeding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. Since the Neolithic era, the cultivation of plants has progressed in Asia Minor, Asia, Europe, and ancient America, each specific to the locally wild plants as well as the ecological and social conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA handy reference for knowing our past, understanding the present, and creating the future, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of crop improvement methods over the centuries. It features an extensive historical treatment of development, including influential individuals in the field, plant cultivation in various regions, techniques used in the Old World, and cropping in ancient America. The advances of scientific plant breeding in the twentieth century is extensively explored, including efficient selection methods, hybrid breeding, induced polyploidy, mutation research, biotechnology, and genetic manipulation. Finally, this book presents information on approaches to the sustainability of breeding and to cope with climatic changes as well as the growing world population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rolf H. J. Schlegel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032095814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032095813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Rolf H. J. Schlegel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982096662783,"sku":"9781032095813","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_416db4a7-1ee3-4e75-a14c-7719773536f7.jpg?v=1683259211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-plant-breeding-rolf-h-j-schlegel-9781032095813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}