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Breeding Ornamental Plants

Human civilizations have long selected and bred plants to encourage desirable traits, but the work has focused primarily on food plants. As a result, the world of ornamental plant breeding remains wide open for hobbyists and students who may have little or no training in botany, horticulture, or plant genetics but who have a desire to create int... more »eresting and beautiful new plants. Their interest may range from seeing what happens when they cross a purple daylily with a yellow one in their own garden to commercial production of new cultivars of a favorite genus. The planned breeding of plants requires little more than a basic background of genetics and plant breeding and an understanding of the specific plants with which one wishes to work. This book provides that background and understanding in an easy-to-follow, accessible format. Editors Dorothy J. and M. Brett Callaway have brought together the expertise of fourteen plant specialists to present the principles and techniques for breeding a range of garden favorites. The book opens with an overview of the basic components of cellular biology and the principles of genetic inheritance, followed by a discussion of the practical issues involved in any breeding program, from outlining the initial objectives through identifying desirable offspring to naming and introducing new selections. This introductory foundation is followed by fifteen chapters written by leading experts, each devoted to a particular plant or plant group, outlining the history of breeding, the important breeding materials or traits, and furnishing clear instructions on the mechanics of making a cross and propagating the selections. Once understood, the fundamental issues presented can be applied to many additional genera of garden plants. Breeding Ornamental Plants will enable plant enthusiasts to go one step beyond gardening, to actually create new forms of favorite garden plants. The authors believe that the genetic improvement of ornamentals must rely largely on the work of dedicated amateurs; this book provides the tools that will enable them to do so successfully. Husband and wife M. Brett and Dorothy Callaway both received their B.S. degrees in horticulture at the University of Georgia, and advanced degrees (Brett a Ph.D. in plant breeding, Dorothy an M.S. in botany) at Cornell University. Brett is now a corn breeder/geneticist; Dorothy, author of The World of Magnolias, is international registrar for Magnoliaceae and editor and member of the board of trustees of the Magnolia Society.

ISBN-13: 9780881924824
ISBN-10: 0881924822
Publication Date: 9/1/2000
Pages: 323
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Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Book Type: Hardcover
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