Organic crop breeding

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Lammerts van Bueren, E. T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10630651
Table of Contents:
  • Organic crop breeding: integrating organic agricultural approaches and traditional and modern plant breeding methods / Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren and James R. Myers
  • Nutrient management in organic farming and consequences for direct and indirect selection strategies / Monika Messmer ... [et al.]
  • Pest and disease management in organic farming: implications and inspirations for plant breeding / Thomas F. Doring ... [et al.]
  • Approaches to breed for improved weed suppression in organically grown cereals / Steve P. Hoad ... [et al.]
  • Breeding for genetically diverse populations: variety mixtures and evolutionary populations / Julie C. Dawson and Isabelle Goldringer
  • Centralized or decentralized breeding: the potentials of participatory approaches for low-input and organic agriculture / Dominique Desclaux ... [et al.]
  • Values and principles in organic farming and consequences for breeding approaches and techniques / Klaus P. Wilbois, Maaike Raaijmakers, and Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren
  • Plant breeding, variety release and seed commercialisation: laws and policies applied to the organic sector / Vβeronique Chable ... [et al.]
  • Wheat: breeding for organic farming systems / Matt Arterburn, Kevin Murphy, and Steve S. Jones
  • Maize: breeding and field testing for organic farmers / Walter A. Goldstein ... [et al.]
  • Rice: crop breeding using farmer led participatory plant breeding / Charito P. Mendina
  • Soybean: breeding for organic farming systems / Johann Vollmann and Michelle Menken
  • Faba bean: breeding for organic farming systems / Wolfgang Link and Lamiae Ghaouti
  • Potato: perspectives to breed for an organic crop ideotype / Marjolein Tiemens-Hulscher, Edith. T. Lammerts van Bueren, and Ronald C.B. Hutten
  • Tomato: breeding for improved disease resistance in fresh market and home garden varieties / Bernd Horneburg and James R. Myers
  • Brassicas: breeding cole crops for organic agriculture / James R. Myers, Laurie McKenzie, and Roeland E. Voorrips
  • Onion: breeding onions for low-input and organic agriculture / Olga E. Scholten and Thomas W. Kuyper.