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Overview
Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Specialty Corns includes everything in the first edition and more. Considered the standard in this field, significant changes have been made to keep all the information current and bring the references up-to-date. Two new chapters have been added to keep up with the latest trends: Blue Corn and Baby Corn.
Access the latest methods in developing specialty corns with this standard-setting reference. Edited by an expert in the field who has spent his professional life working with corn, Specialty Corns, Second Edition discusses the genetic variation inherent in corn, genetic materials available, breeding methods, and special problems associated with the development of specialty corns. Hallauer has assembled a team of international experts who have contributed to this work.
"...discusses the genetic variation inherent to corn, genetic materials available, breeding methods & problems associated with the development of specialaty corns with over 100 tables."
Synopsis
Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Specialty Corns includes everything in the first edition and more. Considered the standard in this field, significant changes have been made to keep all the information current and bring the references up-to-date. Two new chapters have been added to keep up with the latest trends: Blue Corn and Baby Corn.
Access the latest methods in developing specialty corns with this standard-setting reference. Edited by an expert in the field who has spent his professional life working with corn, Specialty Corns, Second Edition discusses the genetic variation inherent in corn, genetic materials available, breeding methods, and special problems associated with the development of specialty corns. Hallauer has assembled a team of international experts who have contributed to this work.
Booknews
Agriculture scholars from the US and Thailand summarize the germplasma, methods of development, and specific problems involved for some specialty varieties of maize and how genetic mutations of it can be used to modify corn starch to create alternatives uses for the cereal grain. Pointing out that 95% of the US corn harvest is yellow dent and destined for livestock feed at home and abroad, they hope to encourage farmers and breeders to strengthen the industry in general and benefit individual farmers by creating and growing strains for specialized use. They topics they take up include kernel mutants of corn, high amylose and waxy corns, high-oil corn hybrids, sweet corn, popcorn, breeding white endosperm corn, pipe corn to make the famous Barnyard Briar smoking implement, and silage corn. Though a growing use of corn is to make fuel ethanol, apparently no special strain is being developed to produce it. No date is noted for the first edition, but the second includes new chapters on blue corn and baby corn. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)