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Full TGIF Record # 106294
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Publication Type:
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Report
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
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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.
# of Pages:16
Publishing Information:Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers
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
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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