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This chapter has been written to provide information for scientists interested in genetic engineering and is not an exhaustive review of the literature on breeding for grain quality. In it, quality is defined, examples are provided of grain quality in several crops, but principally in wheat, maize and soybeans, and effects of genetic and environmental variables on quality are reviewed. Then breeding for grain quality characteristics is discussed, pointing out to researchers involved in genetic engineering some of the approaches, difficulties, pitfalls and opportunities.
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Beversdorf, W.D., Hume, D.J. (1984). Breeding for Grain Quality. In: Collins, G.B., Petolino, J.G. (eds) Applications of Genetic Engineering to Crop Improvement. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6207-1_7
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