Reviews recent advances in tropical plant breeding, mainly those achieved by French research teams of CIRAD, INRA, and IRD. Each of 24 chapters concerns a specific crop, analyzing trait diversity in cultivated forms and links with related wild species. Material reviews breeding techniques and biotechnological innovations used by breeders, assesses genetic progress based on examples from varietal improvement programs, and discusses distribution of improved varieties. Includes color photos of plants and seeds. Charrier teaches genetics and plant breeding at the Ecole Nationale SupTrieure Agronomique de Montpellier. This is an updated translation of a work originally published in French, L'amTlioration des plantes tropicales , CIRAD, 1997. The translation team was headed by R. K. Kaula. Distributed by Enfield. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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