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Preface.. Contributors.. Section I: Origin, Domestication, and History.. Chapter 1.1:Corn, Strange and Marvelous: But Is a Definitive Origin Known?.. Chapter 1.2: Changes in Performance, Parentage, and Genetic Diversity of Successful Corn Hybrids, 1930-2000.. Chapter 1.3: Germplasm Resources.. Chapter 1.4: Persistent and Popular Germplasm in Seventy Centuries of Corn Evolution.. Section II: The Corn Plant.. Chapter 2.1: Physiology of the Corn Plant.. Chapter 2.2: The Corn Kernel.. Chapter 2.3: Corn Breeding.. Chapter 2.4: Biotechnology: New Horizons.. Chapter 2.5: Cytogenetics of Corn.. Section III: Production.. Chapter 3.1: Production Statistics.. Chapter 3.2 Corn Management.. Chapter 3.3 World Corn Production Practices.. Chapter 3.4: Hybrid Corn Seed Production (David L. Beck. Chapter 3.5 Insect Control.. Chapter 3.6: Disease Control.. Chapter 3.7: Weed Control.. Chapter 3.8: Corn Marketing.. Section IV: Product Processing.. Chapter 4.1: Harvest and Harvest Equipment.. Chapter 4.2: On-Farm Handling, Storage, and Quality.. Chapter 4.3 Corn Processing and Products.. Chapter 4.4 Specialty Corns.. Index

Your all-in-one guide to corn. This book provides practical advice on planting techniques and rates, seed production, treating plant diseases, insect infestation and weeds, harvesting, processing, and worldwide utilization. This is the fourth, and final, volume in the series of comprehensive references on the major crops of the world. • Covers new biotechnology techniques for plant breeding and pest management. • Provides practical advice on planting techniques and rates, seed production, treating plant diseases, insect infestation and weeds, harvesting, processing and worldwide utilization. Inglés