Plant genetic resources

A review of current research and future needs
Herausgeber: Dulloo, M. Ehsan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection addresses the challenges of maintaining and benefitting from plant genetic diversity. Part 1 assesses ways of valuing and monitoring plant genetic diversity. Part 2 discusses advances in in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving plant genetic diversity. The final section reviews ways of enhancing the use of plant genetic diversity for a more sustainable agriculture

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Produktdetails

• Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science Nr.100
• Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9781786764515
• ISBN-10: 1786764512
• Artikelnr.: 60095448

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Importance and value of conservation and use of plant genetic diversity 1.The importance of plant genetic diversity for food security and sustainable development: Chikelu Mba
FAO
Italy; 2.Valuing plant genetic diversity: Melinda Smale
Michigan State University
USA; 3.Identifying and monitoring plant genetic diversity: Ehsan Dulloo
Bioversity International
Italy 4.Improving the exchange of germplasm for crop breeding: Selim Louafi
CIRAD
France; Part 2 Protecting plant genetic diversity: in-situ and on-farm strategies 5.Key steps in preserving plant genetic diversity: an overview: Nigel Maxted
University of Birmingham
UK; 6.Key issues facing genebanks in preserving crop genetic diversity: Paula Bramel
Crop Trust
Germany; 7.Key issues and techniques in collecting crop wild relatives (CWR): Michael Way
Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew
UK; 8.New technologies to improve the ex situ conservation of plant genetic resources: Fiona R. Hay
Aarhus University
Denmark; and Sershen
University of the Western Cape & Institute of Natural Resources
South Africa; 9.The role of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in preserving crop genetic diversity: Asmund Asdal
Nordic Genetic Resource Center
Sweden; Part 3 Enhancing conservation and use of plant genetic diversity 10.Community-based conservation of crop genetic resources: Stef de Haan
International Potato Center (CIP)
Peru; 11.Participatory plant breeding programmes to optimise use of crop genetic resources: Margaret Smith
Cornell University
USA; 12.Developing effective seed systems to optimise use of crop genetic resources: Niels Louwaars
Plantum
The Netherlands; 13.DNA-based screening of germplasm: Jacqui Batley
University of Queensland
Australia;