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Wheat: Science and Trade (World Agriculture Series)
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Wheat: Science and Trade (World Agriculture Series) | Hardcover

by Brett F. Carver (Editor)

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Binding:  Hardcover
Publisher:  Wiley-Blackwell
Page Count:  616 Pages
Publication Date:  June 22, 2009
Sales Rank:  1,112,493st


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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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