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
Brett F. Carver
Agriculture Agriculture Special Topics Crops Feldfrüchte Landwirtschaft Spezialthemen Landwirtschaft
"The book is an authoritative source of up-to date information onalmost all technical aspects of wheat." (Journal of AgriculturalScience, December 2010)
"An impressive achievement.... It is probably the best generaltext on wheat that is currently available, with the level ofcoverage and an accessible style making it suitable as a text forundergraduate and postgraduate students as well as a valuablesource of information for practising wheat scientists." (Journalof Cereal Science, December 2009)
"The signposting of sections and subjects is excellent, enablingthe reader to find areas of interest quickly and easily. ...The book is a sound reference source for academics, students,breeders and professionals in the wheat industry" (ExperimentalAgriculture, December 2009)
"A reference on all aspects of the wheat plant, crop, cultivar,and industry." (Book News, December 2009)
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