Handbook of Maize

. Ed(s): Bennetzen, Jeff L.; Hake, Sarah C.

ISBN 10: 1441926690 / ISBN 13: 9781441926692

Edité par Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2010

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Analyzing the past, present and future of maize as a model for plant science research and crop improvement, this book has focused chapters from foremost maize experts and features a collection of informative images representing the maize germplasm collection. Editor(s): Bennetzen, Jeff L.; Hake, Sarah C. Num Pages: 800 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PST; TVB; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1223. . 2010. 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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• Titre: Handbook of Maize
• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1441926690
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781441926692
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Maize is one of the world's highest value crops, with a multibillion dollar annual contribution to agriculture. The great adaptability and high yields available for maize as a food, feed and forage crop have led to its current production on over 140 million hectares worldwide, with acreage continuing to grow at the expense of other crops. In terms of tons of cereal grain produced worldwide, maize has been number one for many years. Moreover, maize is expanding its contribution to non-food uses, including as a major source of ethanol as a fuel additive or fuel alternative in the US. In addition, maize has been at the center of the transgenic plant controversy, serving as the first food crop with released transgenic varieties. By 2008, maize will have its genome sequence released, providing the sequence of the first average-size plant genome (the four plant genomes that are now sequenced come from unusually tiny genomes) and of the most complex genome sequenced from any organism.

Among plant science researchers, maize has the second largest and most productive research community, trailing only the Arabidopsis community in scale and significance. At the applied research and commercial improvement levels, maize has no peers in agriculture, and consists of thousands of contributors worthwhile. A comprehensive book on the biology of maize has not been published.

The "Handbook of Maize: the Genetics and Genomics" center on the past, present and future of maize as a model for plant science research and crop improvement. The books include brief, focused chapters from the foremost maize experts and feature a succinct collection of informative images representing the maize germplasm collection.