Cultivar Development

This open textbook places emphasis on the design of a process pipeline for continuous development of new improved cultivars as a means to implement the cycle of crop improvement. Essential topics in New Line Development and New Line Evaluation are addressed, such as choice of parents, creation of pr...

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Main Author: Mumm, Rita H. (Author)
Other Authors: Suza, Walter (Editor), Lamkey, Kendall (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames, IA Iowa State University Digital Press 2023.
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • About the PBEA Series
  • Chapter 1: Plant Breeders Rise to the Challenge of Feeding the World
  • Chapter 2: The Process of Cultivar Development: Pure Line Variety
  • Chapter 3: New Line Development and New Line Evaluation: Single-cross Hybrid
  • Chapter 4: New Line Development and New Line Evaluation: Clonally Propagated Cultivars
  • Chapter 5: Value-added Trait Integration
  • Chapter 6: Optimization of Product Pipeline
  • Chapter 7: Launching Improved Cultivars
  • Contributors
  • Applied Learning Activities