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Wheat: Science and Trade

ISBN: 978-0-813-81923-5

September 2009

Wiley-Blackwell

616 pages

Description
Wheat: Science and Trade is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work designed to expand the current body of knowledge on this staple crop, incorporating new information made available by genetic advances, improvements in the understanding of wheat's biology, and changes in the wheat trade industry. Covering phylogeny and ontogeny, manipulation of the environment and optimal management, genetic improvement, and utilization and commercialization, the book focuses on the most economically significant diseases and impacts
About the Author
Brett F. Carver is Regents Professor and Wheat Genetics Chair in Agriculture at Oklahoma State University, whose research in wheat breeding and genetics spans 25 years.
Features
  • Provides an up-to-date authoritative resource on a globally consumed and produced crop
  • Focuses on the most economically significant diseases and impacts
  • Includes sections on the wheat plant, crop, cultivar, and industry
  • Presents an up-to-date wheat reference