Breeding Major Food Staples

• Other Authors: Priyadarshan, P. M. (edited), Kang, Manjit S. (edited)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ames, Iowa Blackwell Publishing 2007
• Subjects: Crop improvement > Breeding; Food crops > Breeding
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• Physical Description: xv, 437 pages illustrations, map 27 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 0813818354; 9780813818351

Food production and population growth are inextricably linked. Remarkable progress in production and productivity of major food staples has been achieved, and the addition of valuable new technologies such as bioinformatics and biofortification are important to continue to produce nutrient-filled crops for the growing world population.