Chapter
14
has been completely rewritten and includes a new section on crop plant evolution,
along with discussions of origins of agriculture and steps in domestication.
Additional updates to this chapter include:
A
new section on plant breeding, as well as breeding strategies, gene banks,
protoplast fusion and transgenic plants.
An
updated discussion of the pros and cons of transgenic plants.
Twenty-two
new figures, including a new figure on the origins of crop plants.