Brief History of Plant Breeding

Brief history of mycology in Iran

The history of mycology in Iran is presented in five periods. In the first period (until 1860) there is no sign of Iranian fungi in scientific literature. In the second period (1860–1941) the study of Iranian fungi was started by foreign mycologists who did not visit Iran but worked on plant material collected by botanists. In the third period (1941–1963) the study of Iranian fungi was started ...

A brief history of hemoglobins: plant, animal, protist, and bacteria.

brief history of finance

this article is based on a study done by professor fred weston. in this article the evolution of financial management concepts is explained . the history of financial ideas is presented in eight sections as follows: 1- an overview of central ideas of finance 2- historical review of the impact of economic developments on the content of the finance field. 3- the emergence of selected areas of fin...

a brief history of zero

it is generally recognised that ‘zero’ as we understand the concept today originated in two geographically separated cultures: the maya and indian. however, if zero merely signified a magnitude or a direction separator (i.e. separating those above the zero level from those below the zero level), the egyptian zero, nfr, dating back at least four thousand years, amply served these purposes. if ze...

Evolution of plant breeding

Plant breeding is considered one of the longest ongoing activities undertaken by humans, who select plants more productive and useful to themselves and the animals for at least 10,000 years ago. The evolution of civilizations paralleled the success of plant breeding, although this has not been recognized by the public. The reason may be lack of understanding of what plant breeding encompasses. ...