Plant breeding: References & Edit History
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Overviews are presented by R.H.M. Langer and G.D. Hill, Agricultural Plants, 2nd ed. (1991), a description of the major varieties and their products; Jules Janick et al., Plant Science: An Introduction to World Crops, 3rd ed. (1981); and J.W. Purseglove, Tropical Crops: Dicotyledons, 2 vol. (1968, reissued in 1 vol., 1974), and Tropical Crops: Monocotyledons, 2 vol. (1972, reprinted in 1 vol., 1988).
Works focusing on plant breeding include John Milton Poehlman, Breeding Field Crops, 3rd ed. (1987); Neal F. Jensen, Plant Breeding Methodology (1988); and Abraham Blum, Plant Breeding for Stress Environments (1988).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 03, 2026 | ||
| Added information about heirloom plants. | May 22, 2023 | ||
| Mentioned the importance of plant breeding and biofortification to food security and nutrition. Added cross-references throughout. | Mar 25, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 25, 2019 | ||
| Invalidated site: Edugreen - Plant Breeding. | Jan 22, 2018 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 16, 2015 | ||
| Added new Web site: Global Plant Breeding - Plant breeding. | May 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Plant Breeding. | May 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: BerryWorld - Plant Breeding. | May 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Edugreen - Plant Breeding. | May 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Science And Plants For Schools - Biotechnology and plant breeding. | May 05, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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