Marker-assisted selection : current status and future perspectives in crops, livestock, forestry and fish
2007
Guimarães, Elcio P. |
Ruane, John |
Scherf, Beate D. |
Sonnino, Andrea |
Dargie, James D. |
This book provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of marker-assisted selection for increasing the rate of genetic gain in crops, livestock, forestry and farmed fish, including the related policy, organizational and resource considerations. It continues FAO's tradition of dealing with issues of importance to agricultural and economic development in a multarget_idisciplinary and cross-sectoral manner.