Nigel Maxted is Professor of Plant Genetic Conservation in the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK. He works on conservation planning and implementation, and has published over 350 scientific papers and book chapters and twenty-four books. He is Chair of the IUCN SSC Crop Wild Relative Specialist Group, UK Plant Genetic Resources Committee, and European Cooperative Programme for PGR In Situ Working Group. He is also the International Scientific Advisor for Bioversity International.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. Establishing the social, political and ethical context 3. Plant taxonomy 4. Plant population genetics 5. Genetic diversity measurement 6. Planning plant conservation 7. Conservation strategies and techniques 8. In situ conservation 9. On-farm conservation 10. Community-based conservation 11. Germplasm collecting 12. Seed gene bank conservation 13. Whole plant, plantlet and DNA conservation 14. Plant uses 15. Germplasm evaluation 16. Plant breeding 17. Participatory plant breeding 18. Conservation data management Glossary Acronyms and Abbreviations References Index.
One: Introduction.- 1 The conservation of botanical diversity.- 2 Complementary conservation strategies.- two: Theory and Practice of in Situ Conservation.- 3 Selection of target taxa.- 4 Ecogeographic surveys.- 5 Technical and political factors constraining reserve placement.- 6 Plant population genetics.- 7 Plant population ecology.- 8 Reserve design.- 9 Management and monitoring.- 10 Locally based crop plant conservation.- 11 Genetic conservation information management.- 12 Estimation of genetic diversity.- 13 Conserving the genetic resources of trees in situ.- 14 Integrating plant and insect conservation.- Three: Case Studies.- 15 The Ammiad experiment.- 16 In situ conservation of genetic diversity in Turkey.- 17 Genetic conservation: a role for rice farmers.- 18 Ethiopian in situ conservation.- 19 Peruvian in situ conservation of Andean crops.- 20 Central Asian in situ conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants.- 21 Plant conservation in situ for disease resistance.- Four: Discussion.- 22 A practical model for in situ genetic conservation.- 23 Towards the future.- References.
Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. Establishing the social, political and ethical context 3. Plant taxonomy 4. Plant population genetics 5. Genetic diversity measurement 6. Planning plant conservation 7. Conservation strategies and techniques 8. In situ conservation 9. On-farm conservation 10. Community-based conservation 11. Germplasm collecting 12. Seed gene bank conservation 13. Whole plant, plantlet and DNA conservation 14. Plant uses 15. Germplasm evaluation 16. Plant breeding 17. Participatory plant breeding 18. Conservation data management Glossary Acronyms and Abbreviations References Index.
One: Introduction.- 1 The conservation of botanical diversity.- 2 Complementary conservation strategies.- two: Theory and Practice of in Situ Conservation.- 3 Selection of target taxa.- 4 Ecogeographic surveys.- 5 Technical and political factors constraining reserve placement.- 6 Plant population genetics.- 7 Plant population ecology.- 8 Reserve design.- 9 Management and monitoring.- 10 Locally based crop plant conservation.- 11 Genetic conservation information management.- 12 Estimation of genetic diversity.- 13 Conserving the genetic resources of trees in situ.- 14 Integrating plant and insect conservation.- Three: Case Studies.- 15 The Ammiad experiment.- 16 In situ conservation of genetic diversity in Turkey.- 17 Genetic conservation: a role for rice farmers.- 18 Ethiopian in situ conservation.- 19 Peruvian in situ conservation of Andean crops.- 20 Central Asian in situ conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants.- 21 Plant conservation in situ for disease resistance.- Four: Discussion.- 22 A practical model for in situ genetic conservation.- 23 Towards the future.- References.
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`The content of the book is clearly presented ... for students and practitioners of plant breeding and crop conservation, this book provides a valuable supplement...' Hereditary
`The content of the book is clearly presented ... for students and practitioners of plant breeding and crop conservation, this book provides a valuable supplement...' Hereditary
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