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Tomato breeding and seed production

Jivko Danailov

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Year of Publication: 2012

Cover Type: Hard

Category: Plant Physiology

Edition: First Edition

Pages: 266

Format: n/a

Language: Bulgarian

Summary

The book examines the main aspects of tomato breeding and seed production, presents breeding achievements and technologies, and justifies the need for the parallel use of traditional breeding-genetic and modern methods of plant biotechnology. The topic of the book would be of interest to specialists in the field of breeding and seed production of tomatoes and other self-pollinating crops. It would also be of interest to students from agronomic faculties of higher schools and agricultural colleges. The characteristics of varieties and hybrids, as well as the technologies for their cultivation, can be successfully used in private agricultural companies and by producers.

Аbout The Author

• Jivko Danailov: Zhivko Danailov is one of the most famous tomato breeders in Bulgaria. After graduating with a university degree and a doctorate, from 1973 to 2010 he worked at the Institute of Genetics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, where he defended his dissertation and became a doctor of agricultural sciences and professor. He taught at the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Forestry. His research is in the field of genetics and selection of cultivated plants, in particular related to heterosis in tomatoes. He has published over 180 articles, 6 brochures, is the author and co-author of 23 varieties of tomatoes. He is currently Chairman of the Scientific Expert Commission on Agricultural Sciences at the Scientific Research Fund at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science.