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9780521427685

Plant Genetic Resources: An Introduction to their Conservation and Use

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521427685

  • ISBN10:

    0521427681

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-03-27
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

This book was originally published in paperback in 1991, during a time of growing global concern over the loss of gene resources in crop plants. The future was seen as being dependent on their immediate conservation and effective use by plant breeders. The text is aimed at providing a comprehensive introduction to the form and availability of crop diversity, as well as how this diversity may be gathered, conserved and ultimately combined with new cultivars. Techniques are defined within the fields of data management, tissue culture and genetic engineering, and the overall concept of plant genetic resources is discussed within a political context. A comprehensive bibliography is included.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acronyms used in text
The scope of genetic conservation
Crop evolution and diversity
Plant genetic resources exploration
Conservation
Management of genetic resources data
Utilization
Vegetables, industrial crops, medicinal and forage plants
Forest genetic resources
Plant genetic resources - future prospects
References
Appendix
Index
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