Barley Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Reviews the current knowledge of many diverse aspects of barley research, through a mixture of detailed review articles and shorter accounts of specific topics in which noteworthy advances are being made. The volume is divided into six main sections covering: phylogeny and wild relatives, basic genetics, molecular analysis of metabolism and development, seed structure and composition, pathogen resistance, and genetic engineering and biotechnology. Distributed in the US by the U. of Arizona Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR