# Crop Improvement

- By: Walter P. Suza & Kendall Lamkey Eds.
- Publisher: Iowa State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Agriculture_and_Horticulture/Crop_Improvement_(Suza_and_Lamkey))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Agriculture_and_Horticulture/Crop_Improvement_(Suza_and_Lamkey)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/bio-111044/pdf

This textbook covers basic principles in the genetic improvement of crop plants. Emphasis is placed on methods of cultivar development in self-pollinating, cross-pollinating, and asexually propagating crops. Relevant examples of crop improvement research in Africa are utilized to cover factors affecting cultivar release, multiplication, and distribution of high-quality seed.