Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops, vol. 2: Tomato.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781578081790

Genetic improvement of solanaceous crops, v.2: Tomato.

Ed. by Maharaj K. Razdan and Autar K. Mattoo.

Science Publishers, Inc.

2007

637 pages

$108.00

Hardcover

SB211

Following an introduction to the history, origin, and early cultivation of the tomato, Razdan (principal, Shyam Lal College, U. of Delhi, India) and Mattoo (a senior scientist with the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, US Department of Agriculture) present 15 survey papers that together provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art in ...

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