USDA-ARS Tropical maize germplasm can help U.S. corn overcome hotter, drier conditions brought about by climate change. However, those tropical …
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Category: Plant Breeding
Hazelnut Breeding
Shawn A. Mehlenbacher Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher is a Professor of Hazelnut Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Horticulture at …
Online Academic Credit Course – Seed Quality–Seed Production and Genetics
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
If you want to be a seed analyst or work in some way with seeds, learning …
Seed Quality–Seed Production and Genetics
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
If you want to be a seed analyst or work in some way with seeds, …
Online Academic Credit Course – Seed Germination and Viability
Deana Namuth-Covert, Laura Pottorff
This course introduces germination and other seed viability testing. Students become familiar with the source of …
Plant Breeding
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter focuses on three concepts that have been important in plant breeding: …
Other Dicot Crops
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview for a sample of agriculturally important dicots including …
Legumes and Legume Nitrogen Fixation
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter reviews a variety of legumes including soybeans, lentils, chickpeas, cowpeas, lima …
Warm Season Grass Crops
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter examines some of the major warm season grass crops including dent …
Crop Domestication
Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter provides an overview the domestication of wild species into crop plants. …