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Material Type:Book
Monograph Title:Turfgrass Biotechnology: Cell and Molecular Genetic Approaches to Turfgrass Improvement, 1998.
Volume Editors:Sticklen, Mariam B. and Kenna, Michael P.
Meeting Info.:1996 Turfgrass Biotechnology Workshop, [East Lansing, MI]
# of Pages:277
Publishing Information:Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press
Collation:xxi, 256 pp.
Evaluative Review:Appears in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, 12(4) November 1998, p. 23, by Alan Stewart.
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Tissue culture; Genetics; Breeding; Biological control; Tissue culture; Molecular markers; Pest resistance; Genetic engineering; Cultivar improvement; Endophytes
Abstract/Contents:A collected work featuring 21 contributed papers. The chapters discuss, "four major areas where biotechnology promises to enhance breeding efforts developing turfgrasses that will meet the challenges of the next century. These areas include: 1) Turfgrass and molecular marker analysis, 2) Biological control, including endophyte strategies, 3) Genes with potential for turfgrass improvement, 4) In vitro culture and genetic engineering."
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Subject Headings:
Turfgrasses -- Biotechnology
ISBN:1-57504-074-3
Language:English
References:Chapter references
See Also:See also the 21 chapter records from this work; search as MCODE=TBIOT to isolate these records as a set in Power Search, or see records related to TBIOT
Note:Includes index, p. 245-256.
Includes editor biographies, p. v - vi.
Includes Introduction, p. vii-xi, by Michael P. Kenna.
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Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A specialty book reviewing the techniques and applications of biotechnology to improve turfgrasses. Four major aspects to enhance turfgrass breeding efforts are addressed: molecular marker analysis, biological control, genes for improvement, and tissue culture and genetic engineering." p. 347
Beard Section Heading:Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
1998. Turfgrass Biotechnology: Cell and Molecular Genetic Approaches to Turfgrass Improvement. Sticklen, Mariam B. and Kenna, Michael P. (eds.) xxi, 256 pp. Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press.
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