Polyploid and Hybrid Genomics / edited by Z. Jeffrey Chen and James B. Birchler. [electronic resource] Chen, Z. Jeffrey. Birchler, James A. (James Arthur), 1950- Polyploidy. QH447 572.8/7 572.872 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Polyploidy plays an important role in biological diversity, trait improvement, and plant species survival. Understanding the evolutionary phenomenon of polyploidy is a key challenge for plant and crop scientists. This book is made up of contributions from leading researchers in the field from around the world, providing a truly global review of the subject. Providing broad-ranging coverage, and up-to-date information from some of the world's leading researchers, this book is an invaluable resource for geneticists, plant and crop scientists, and evolutionary biologists. Chicester : Wiley, 2013. 2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource (938 pages) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118552872 eng