Alfalfa and Relatives
Alfalfa and Relatives
Author: E. SmallBest known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world. "Alfalfa and Relatives: Evolution and Classification of Medicago" provides an in-depth introduction to the Medicago genus, exploring its evolution, breeding and adaptation.
Not only are Alfalfa's agricultural and environmental benefits unsurpassed but, due to technological advances, this staple crop is now being developed as a source of human food extracts, pharmaceuticals, enzymes, industrial chemicals, and biofuels.
Through this detailed text the authors define the ecological applications of the plant whilst carefully illustrating its economic value and its growing importance as a genetic resource.
Availability: In Print
Publication date: May 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Extent:850pp
ISBN:978-1-8459-37508
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Alfalfa and Relatives
- Introduction
- The Economic Importance of Medicago
- Genetic Resources
- The Economic Importance of Medicago
The Evolution of Medicago
- Biogeography
- Chromosome Evolution
- Interbreeding Barriers
- Adaptations in Medicago
- Co-evolution with Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria
- Chromosome Evolution
The Classification and Identification Of Medicago
- Circumscription of the Genus Medicago and its Classification in the Fabaceae
- Phylogenetic Lineages and their Classification into Sections and Subsections
Accounts of the Species
- Identification of Species and Infraspecific Taxa
- Medicago sativa
- Medicago sativa
The Other Species
Literature CitedGlossary
Guide to Scientific Synonyms
Index
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