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Overview
This book provides the biographies, and a related summary, of geneticists and breeders of maize who have contributed to the major discoveries in the 20th century. Their relationships to one another, as well as the general developments in maize genetics and breeding growth, are included. Photographs of events and related personnel, all part of the biographic presentation, portray the maize community and its growth. Most of the geneticists and breeders have a common origin in their training, and their successors are among the current contributors to maize development.Synopsis
This book provides the biographies, and a related summary, of geneticists and breeders of maize who have contributed to the major discoveries in the 20th century. Their relationships to one another, as well as the general developments in maize genetics and breeding growth, are included. Photographs of events and related personnel, all part of the biographic presentation, portray the maize community and its growth. Most of the geneticists and breeders have a common origin in their training, and their successors are among the current contributors to maize development.
Booknews
Following 18 chapters on progress in maize genetics and breeding, the text's midsection features reprints (1977-98) from the journal commemorating 24 plant breeders and geneticists (pictured) who have contributed to the maize pedigree tree: e.g. George Sprague, the developer of notable Corn Belt staples, and 1983 Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock of "jumping genes" fame. Lastly, five chapters describe recent developments in the genetics and molecular biology of maize mutants. Includes extensive references. Indexed by name but not subject. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)