Handbook of seed science and technology is an extensive reference test that focuses on the underlying mechanisms of seed biology and the approaches on world hunger, malnutrition, and consumer preferences. This comprehensive book provides the latest available research from noted experts pointing out the like directions of future developments as it presents of seed biology and technological information. "A value resource for students, teachers, and researchers… Impressive in scope and depth…Covers all the major directions of contemporary seed enquiry and the linking of these by chapter arrangement and within chapters, to older anatomical, morphological, and physiological literature is a most positive feature. The reviewing of ecological, gene bank, and crop issues as well as seed testing and seed health issues rounds out the scope of this book to provide a reference which will be as valuable to researchers as it will to teachers at all levels of education".
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amarjit S. Basra
Amarjit S. Basra, PhD, is an eminent scientist whose outstanding contributions in the field of plant biology and crop improvement have been recognized internationally. He is a senior scientist with the Monsantio Company in St. Louis and has previously worked at the university of California, davis Wageningen Agricultural university of the Netherlands, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury in Australia, and the Punjab Agricultural university, Ludhiana, India. Dr. Basra has published several research papers and books and provides research and editorial leadership for the benefit of the international crop science community. He is the founding Editor in chief of the journal of new seeds and the Journal of crop Improvement. He is a member of the American society of Agronomy, the soil science society of plant biologists, the American science society of America. Dr Basra has received several coveted awards and honors for his scientific accomplishments.
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