Autor: | editors C. Wayne Smith, Javier BetrAn, E.C.A. Runge. |
Aut. Analit.: | BETRAN, JAVIER, ED RUNGE, E.C.A., ED. Smith, C. Wayne, ed. |
Título: | Corn : origin, history, technology and production /. |
ISBN: | 0471411841 |
Idioma: | ENG |
P.imprenta: | New Jersey :. John Wiley & Sons,. c2004.. xi, 949 p. : 26 cm. |
Notas: | Wiley series in crop science Incluye A-ndice y referencias bibliogrAficas. PARTE 1: ORIGIN, DOMESTICATION AND HISTORY: Corn, strange and Marvelous: but is a definitive origin known? Changes in performance, parentage and genetic diversity of successful corn hybrids, 1930-2000. Germplasm resources. Persistent and popular germplasm in seventy centuries of corn evolution. PARTE 2: THE CORN PLANT: Physiology of the corn plant. The corn kernel. Corn breeding. Biotechnolgy: new horizons. Cytogenetics of corn. PARTE 3: PRODUCTION: Production statictis. Corn management. World corn production practices. Hybrid corn seed production. Insect control. Disease control. Weed control. Corn marketing. PARTE 4: PRODUCT PROCESSING: Harvest and harvest equipment. On-farm handling, storage and quality. Corn processing and products. Specialty corns. |
Descriptores_Es: | AGRONOMIA; BiotecnologA-a vegetal; Cereales; CULTIVOS; Cultivos de cereales; MaA-z |