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) remains a horticultural enigma and this brief review of his life is an attempt to put his contributions to horticulture and plant breeding into perspective. A retrospective review of his accomplishments is the goal of this workshop. It includes papers
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Plant Breeding Reviews, Vol. 17. Jules Janick (ed.). 1999. John Wiley, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158. $180. hardcover. ISBN 0471333735.
An Introduction to Plant Breeding . Jack Brown and Peter Caligari. 2008. Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK. 209 p. $69.00, paperback. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3344-9. I really wanted to like this book. Well-written books
resistance. The improvement of food security to improve human health requires a paradigm shift in plant breeding to integrate nutrition ( DellaPenna, 1999 ). This will require coordination of scientists involved in plant breeding, human health, and
1 Current address: EMBRAPA/CPAMN, Cx. Postal 1, Teresina, PL, Brazil. This paper represents a portion of a PhD dissertation in plant breeding submitted by the senior author. The cost of publishing this paper was defrayed in part by the payment of
plant breeding program because it can confound selection schemes and greatly reduce selection effectiveness. Developmental patterns, reproductive timing, and breeding systems are all affected by the environment ( Sultan, 2000 ). Reproductive traits are
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I wish to comment and reflect a bit about the interaction of horticulture, plant breeding, and genetic engineering.
Dictionary of Plant Breeding, Second Edition . Rolf H.J. Schlegel. 2009. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 584 pages. Hardback. Dr. Rolf H. J. Schlegel has published the Dictionary of Plant Breeding (2nd ed.) with the most up-to-date terms