Nigel Maxted (University of Birmingham), Danny Hunter, Rodomiro Ortiz Rios

Plant Genetic Conservation (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Plant diversity sustains all animal life, and the genetic diversity within plants underpins global food security. This text provides a practical and theoretical introduction to the strategies and actions to adopt for conserving plant genetic variation, as well as explaining how humans can exploit this diversity for sustainable development. Notably readable, it initially offers current knowledge on the characterization and evaluation of plant genetic resources. The authors then discuss strategies from in situ and ex situ conservation to crop breeding, exploring how these can be used to improve food security in the face of increasing agrobiodiversity loss, human population growth and climate change. Each chapter draws on examples from the literature or the authors' research and includes further reading references. Containing other useful features such as a glossary, it is invaluable for professionals and undergraduate and graduate students in plant sciences, ecology, conservation, genetics and natural resource management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2020
• ISBN-13: 9781108907774
• Artikelnr.: 70910961

Autorenporträt

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.

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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...'
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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...'
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