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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Humphreys, M. O.;
Abberton, M. T. |
Author Affiliation: | Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom |
Title: | Molecular breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare |
Section: | Improvement for animal, human and environmental welfare Other records with the "Improvement for animal, human and environmental welfare" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Third International Symposium, Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, Dallas, Texas and Ardmore, Oklahoma, May 18-22, 2003 |
Source: | Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf. 2004, p. 165-180. |
Publishing Information: | Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers |
# of Pages: | 16 |
Series: | Developments in Plant Breeding Volume 11 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Breeding; Molecular genetics; Genes; Introgression; Nitrogen; Phosphates; Mammalia; Environmental benefits; Water; Erosion; Pest resistance; Disease resistance; Nutrition; Pollution; Health benefits; Amenity grasslands
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Abstract/Contents: | "Since farmers started to cultivate land and deliberately sow seed, selection has led to the development of domesticated crops suitable for a wide range of agro-ecological and socio-cultural conditions. Based on increasing understanding of genetics and genes, new prospects for molecular breeding have emerged. Both forward and reverse genetic approaches and techniques such as marker-assisted selection and introgression, mutation breeding and transformation are now available. Increased precision in genetic manipulation promotes the application of more targeted breeding strategies to a wider range of traits serving a broader range of objectives. These include enhanced prospects for multifunctional land-use with improvements in the efficient use of inputs such as nitrogen, phosphate and water; in soil quality and protection against erosion; in pest and disease resistance; in enhanced animal nutrition and improved livestock product quality; in reduced pollution risks and health problems; and in potential for alternative use of grassland such as for amenity purposes, industrial processing and pharmaceuticals." |
ISBN: | 1-4020-1867-3 |
Language: | English |
References: | 75 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): 2004. Molecular breeding for animal, human and environmental welfare. Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium, Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf. p. 165-180. |
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