{"product_id":"adaptation-in-plant-breeding-selected","title":"Adaptation In Plant Breeding : Selected By Tigerstedt, P.m.a","description":"Plant adaptation is a fundamental process in plant breeding. It  was the first criterion in the initial domestication of plants  thousands of years ago. Adaptedness is generally a quantitative  complex feature of the                            plant, involving many traits, many of which are  quantitative. Adaptation to stresses like cold, drought or diseases  are among the most central problems in a world grappling with global  food security. Modern plant breeding,                            based on mendelian genetics, has  made plant improvement more effective and more precise and selective.  Molecular genetics and genetic engineering has considerably increased  this selectivity down to single genes affecting                            single traits. The  time has come when plant breeding efficiency may cause loss of genetic  resources and adaptation. In these proceedings an effort is made to  merge modern plant breeding efficiency with ecological aspects of                            plant breeding, reflected in adaptation. It is hoped that this merger  results in more sustainable use of genetic resources and physical  environments. \u003cbr\u003e  The book is based on 10 keynotes addressing a wide spectrum                            of themes  related to adaptation. In addition each subject is further elaborated  in up to three case studies on particular plant species or groups of  plants. The keynotes do in fact overlap to some degree and there are                            articles in this volume that seemingly contradict each other, a common  aspect in advanced fields of research. The keen reader may conclude  that, in a world where climates and environments are under continuous  change and                            where human society is more and more polarized into a  developed and a developing part, adaptation of our cultivated plants  has different constraints on yields depending on ecology, and indeed  economy.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58260192559486,"sku":"NW9780792340621","price":95.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780792340621.jpg?v=1792401439","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/adaptation-in-plant-breeding-selected","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}