Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia

Herausgeber: Engels, J. M. M.; Worede, Melaku; Hawkes, J. G. Fls

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the world centres of crop evolution and origin, Ethiopia has long been recognized as an important area of diversity for several crops.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 647g
• ISBN-13: 9780521065535
• ISBN-10: 0521065534
• Artikelnr.: 23581006

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. General Introduction: 1. An Ethiopian perspective on conservation
and utilization of plant genetic resources M. Worede; Part II. The
Ethiopian Centre of Diversity: 2. The Ethiopian gene centre and its genetic
diversity J. M. M. Engels and J. G. Hawkes; 3. Crops with wild relatives
found in Ethiopia S. B. Edwards; 4. Diversity of the Ethiopian flora T.
Berhan and G. Egziabher; 5. Forest genetic resources of Ethiopia J. De
Vletter; 6. Plants as a primary source of drugs in the traditional health
practices of Ethiopia D. Abebe and E. Hagos; 7. Traditional aromatic and
perfume plants in Central Ethiopia E. Goettsch; 8. Spice germplasm in
Ethiopia E. Goettsch; 9. A diversity study in Ethiopian barley J. M. M.
Engles; 10. Sorghum history in relation to Ethiopia H. Doggett; 11.
Prehistoric Ethiopia and India: contacts through sorghum and millet genetic
resources K. L. Mehra; 12. Ethiopian fungal gene resources and the need for
their conservation D. J. Bhat and E. Bekele; 13. Konso agriculture and its
plant genetic resources J. M. M. Engels and E. Goettsch; Part III.
Germplasm Collection and Conservation in Ethiopia: 14. Theory and practice
of collecting germplasm in a centre of diversity J. G. Hawkes; 15. A decade
of germplasm exploration and collection activities by the Plant Genetic
Resources Centre/Ethiopia (PGRC/E) A. Demissi; 16. Collection of Ethiopian
forage germplasm at the International Livestock Centre for Africa J. Hanson
and S. Mengistu; 17. Germplasm conservation at the PGRC/E R. Feyissa; 18.
The strategic area seed reserve project in Ethiopia W. Woldemariam and F.
Pinto; 19. Documentation at PGRC/E E. Sendek and J. M. M. Engels; Part IV.
Evaluation and Utilization of Ethiopian Genetic Resources: 20. Germplasm
evaluation with special reference to the role of taxonomy in genebanks J.
G. Hawkes; 21. Crop germplasm.