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This book covers the biotechnology of all the major fruit and nut species, with persimmon, pomegranate and loquat included for the first time and colour illustrations illustrating the crop species and their wild relatives. Family by family, it details well-established techniques such as protoplast culture, in vitro mutagenesis and ploidy manipulation, but also newer approaches such as genomics, genetic transformation and marker-assisted selection.

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Author Biography

Richard Litz was the University of Florida Research Foundation Professor from 2001-2004. He was Associate Editor of the American Society for Horticultural Science (1986-1989), Managing Editorial Board, Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture (1998-present) and on the editorial board, Annual Reviews on Plant Biotechnology (1999-present). He is Professor Emeritus in the department of Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida, with a speciality in the biotechnology of tropical fruits.; ; ; Professor Steve Adkins is Professor of Plant Physiology at The University of Queensland (UQ). He obtained a degree in Botany and Zoology from the University of London and a PhD in Seed Physiology from the University of Reading (UK). He joined UQ in 1988, founding the Integrated Seed Research Unit. His research has focussed on the dormancy mechanisms of weeds and native plants, the management of invasive plants and the improvement of tropical crops using tissue culture.; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher CAB International
  • Publication Date November 2019
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781780648279 / 1780648278
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 195 GBP
  • Pages750
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Edition2
  • Copyright Year2019
  • Dimensions244 X 172 mm
  • Reference Code3774

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