Mutation Breeding in Chickpea: Perspectives and Prospects for Food Security

The book by M. Imran Kozgar aims to cover the problems of mutation breeding in pulse crops in the light of issues related to food insecurity and malnutrition, which according to FAO are the major threats at the present time. So far the research on induction of mutation in pulse crops is negligible c...

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Main Author: Kozgar, M. Imran (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: De Gruyter 2014
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