| View Larger Image | Wheat: Science and Trade (World Agriculture Series) | Hardcoverby Brett F. Carver (Editor)
| List Price: | $249.99 | | Price: | $199.99 | | You Save: | $50.00 (20%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | | Page Count: | 616 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 22, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 525,635th |
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Wheat: Science and Trade is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work designed to expand the current body of knowledge on this staple crop, incorporating new information made available by genetic advances, improvements in the understanding of wheat's biology, and changes in the wheat trade industry. Covering phylogeny and ontogeny, manipulation of the environment and optimal management, genetic improvement, and utilization and commercialization, the book focuses on the most economically significant diseases and impacts |
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