Book ID: 56356
Chen, Rui-yang
Chromosome Atlas of Chinese Principal Economic Plants. Volume 1. 1993. 16 pls. 292 illustr. 293 tabs. XXIV,626 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.
The 4-volume set consists of Vol. 1: Chromosome Atlas of Chinese FruitTrees and their Close Wild Relatives/ Vol. 2: Chromosome Atlas of Chinese Crops and Their Close Relatives/ Vol. 3: Chromosome Atlas ofChinese Gardening and Flowering Plants/ Vol. 4: Chromosome Atlas ofChinese Bamboos, with each volume recording karyotypes of 200 to 300 plant species. This volume assembles the karyotypes of 268 species ofcultivated fruits and their close wild relatives belonging to 52 generaof 29 families, with Latin index and other indices. Contents (partial):Malus Mill., Pyrus Lindl., Crataegus Lindl., Chaenomeles Lindl., CydoniaMill., Amygdalus L.