Crop growth and Development: Reproduction

The reproductive mechanism of forage species determines procedures for seed production and isolation distances needed to obtain uncontaminated seed from cultivars and genotypes so that they remain genetically true to type. A large number of tropical forage species has been identified as being potent...

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Main Authors: Hacker, J.B., Hanson, Jean
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: CAB International 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50321
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description The reproductive mechanism of forage species determines procedures for seed production and isolation distances needed to obtain uncontaminated seed from cultivars and genotypes so that they remain genetically true to type. A large number of tropical forage species has been identified as being potentially useful but only about 50 have been cultivated and studied to any significant extent. Tropical and subtropical species utilized as forages are largely restricted to two plant families, the Poaceae (grasses) and the Fabaceae (legumes). Reproductive processes differ markedly between these two families and this paper discusses them separately. Topics of discussion include mode of reproduction; breeding systems; pollination; polyploidy and genetic stability of grasses and legumes.
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spelling CGSpace503212021-08-09T04:15:06Z Crop growth and Development: Reproduction Hacker, J.B. Hanson, Jean crops growth biological development reproduction feed grasses feed legumes breeding methods pollination polyploidy genetic stability The reproductive mechanism of forage species determines procedures for seed production and isolation distances needed to obtain uncontaminated seed from cultivars and genotypes so that they remain genetically true to type. A large number of tropical forage species has been identified as being potentially useful but only about 50 have been cultivated and studied to any significant extent. Tropical and subtropical species utilized as forages are largely restricted to two plant families, the Poaceae (grasses) and the Fabaceae (legumes). Reproductive processes differ markedly between these two families and this paper discusses them separately. Topics of discussion include mode of reproduction; breeding systems; pollination; polyploidy and genetic stability of grasses and legumes. 1999 2014-10-31T06:09:04Z 2014-10-31T06:09:04Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50321 en Limited Access CAB International
spellingShingle crops
growth
biological development
reproduction
feed grasses
feed legumes
breeding methods
pollination
polyploidy
genetic stability
Hacker, J.B.
Hanson, Jean
Crop growth and Development: Reproduction
title Crop growth and Development: Reproduction
title_full Crop growth and Development: Reproduction
title_fullStr Crop growth and Development: Reproduction
title_full_unstemmed Crop growth and Development: Reproduction
title_short Crop growth and Development: Reproduction
title_sort crop growth and development reproduction
topic crops
growth
biological development
reproduction
feed grasses
feed legumes
breeding methods
pollination
polyploidy
genetic stability
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50321
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