{"product_id":"flower-breeding-and-genetics-issues-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-21st-century-9781402065699","title":"Flower Breeding and Genetics: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlowers are essential crops which beautify interiorscapes, outdoor landscapes and enhance human health. Floriculture is one of the fastest-growing sectors of commercial agriculture world-wide with many highly profitable crops. Such a diversity of new and domesticated flower crops is created by public and private sector flower breeders. This book provides a unique and valuable resource on the many issues and challenges facing flower breeders, as well as the industry at-large. In this volume, the first comprehensive assemblage of its kind, a team of 32 international authorities has contributed to make this book a 'must-have' reference to research and develop flower crops for the 21st century consumers. Part 1 of this book (flower breeding program issues) contains unique features of interest to horticultural professionals and students, include coverage of plant protection strategies, cultivar trialing methodology, germplasm collection\/preservation, preventing invasiveness, and other timely topics. The collective body of knowledge for 24 flower crops (Part 2: Crop-specific Breeding and Genetics) represents the in-depth science and art of breeding technology available for bedding plants, flowering potted plants, cut flowers, and herbaceous perennials. Each author provides crop-specific history, evolution, biology, taxonomy, state-of-the-art breeding\/genetics, classical\/molecular technologies, species traits, interspecific hybridization, and directions for future development\/enhancement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil O. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.93w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402065699","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44305804099699,"sku":"9781402065699","price":494.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_de9befcc-f71a-4f09-9c24-43ff3fc4dc3b.jpg?v=1770987829","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/flower-breeding-and-genetics-issues-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-21st-century-9781402065699","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}