Handbook of maize : its biology
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Handbook of maize : its biology
Springer, c2009
Available at 5 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Handbook of Maize: Its Biology centers on the past, present and future of maize as a model for plant science research and crop improvement. The book includes brief, focused chapters from the foremost maize experts and features a succinct collection of informative images representing the maize germplasm collection.
Table of Contents
Vegetative Shoot Meristems.- Development of the Inflorescences.- The Maize Floral Transition.- The Maize Male Gametophyte.- The Maize Megagametophyte.- Patterning of the Maize Embryo and the Perspective of Evolutionary Developmental Biology.- Kernel Biology.- The Maize Root System: Morphology, Anatomy, and Genetics.- Axial Patterning of the Maize Leaf.- Cell Biology of Maize Leaf Development.- Light Signal Transduction Networks in Maize.- Maize Disease Resistance.- Virus Resistance.- Genetics and Biochemistry of Insect Resistance in Maize.- Chilling Stress in Maize Seedlings.- Drought Tolerance in Maize.- Responses to Oxygen Deprivation and Potential for Enhanced Flooding Tolerance in Maize.- Maize Al Tolerance.- Maize Under Phosphate Limitation.- Agronomic Traits and Maize Modifications: Nitrogen Use Efficiency.- Seed Phosphate.- Seed Starch Synthesis.- Heterosis.- Increasing Yield.- The Illinois Long-Term Selection Experiment, Related Studies, and Perspectives.- QTL for Agronomic Traits in Maize Production.- The Mexican Landraces: Description, Classification and Diversity.- Production, Breeding and Process of Maize in China.
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