Ornamental Crops edited by Johan Van Huylenbroeck.

Ornamental plants are economically important worldwide. Both growers and consumers ask continuously for new, improved varieties. Although there are numerous ornamental species, ornamental plant breeding and plant breeding research is mainly limited to some major species. This book focuses on the rec...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Van Huylenbroeck, Johan (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed. 2018.
Series:	Handbook of Plant Breeding, 11 Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Plant breeding. Plant genetics. Plant physiology. Plant anatomy. Plant development. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

1. The Role of Biodiversity and Plant Conservation for Ornamental Breeding
2. The genetic basis of floral organ identity and its applications in ornamental plant breeding
3. Flower color and its engineering by genetic modification
4. Breeding and genetics for shelf and vase life
5. Breeding for Disease Resistance in Ornamentals
6. Plant Tissue Culture Techniques for Breeding
7. Ploidy breeding in ornamentals
8. Mutation Breeding in Ornamentals
9. New developments in molecular techniques for breeding in ornamentals
10. Alstroemeria
11. Azalea
12. Caladium
13. Calathea
14. Chrysanthemum
15. Dianthus
16. Fuchsia
7. Gerbera
18. Helleborus
19. Kalanchoë
20. Lilium
21. Limonium
22. Ornamental pepper
23. Phalaenopsis
24. Primula
25. Ranunculus
26. Rhododendron
27. Rose
28. Tulip
29. Woody ornamentals of the temperate zone.

Ornamental Crops edited by Johan Van Huylenbroeck.

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