Sugar Beet : A Competitive Innovation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huyghe, Christian.
Other Authors: Desprez, Bruno., Laudinat, Vincent., Guillaume, Didier.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Versailles : Quae, 2020.
Series:Hors Collection
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Context
  • A short history of sugar beet breeding
  • The objectives of the AKER programme
  • Sugar beet today
  • What has changed since the launch of AKER
  • The international sugar economy
  • Have AKER's obligations to the ANR been fulfilled?
  • Genotyping tools and methods
  • Sequencing and molecular markers
  • Processing of genomic information
  • Implementation of the information system
  • What is the international impact of the AKER programme?
  • Phenotyping tools and methods
  • Phenotyping programme
  • Phenotyping of seeds and seedlings
  • Phenotyping in vegetation, in the field
  • Will the AKER programme meet the expectations of the beet industry?
  • New genetic material
  • Double the rate of annual yield growth
  • General outline of the AKER programme
  • Evaluation criteria for the 3,000 hybrids
  • Results achieved
  • Are the achievements of the AKER programme up to the ambitions of departure?
  • An open programme
  • Complementary programmes
  • Answers to new questions
  • A dynamic contribution to modern agriculture
  • A partnership, collaborative, multidisciplinary programme
  • A transversal programme
  • A research-education-business continuum
  • The power of communication
  • An international dimension
  • And now, what is the 360° perspectives for the AKER programme?
  • Glossary
  • Main scientific publications
  • Aker partners
  • Aker collaborators
  • Photos copyrights.