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Genes in the field : on-farm conservation of crop diversity /
The diversity of crop plants is one of our most important biological resources, and the most important source of crop genes are the fields of peasant farmers in regions where crop domestication and evolution have occurred. Today, however, crop genes are threatened by social and technological change...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rome [Ont.] :
International Plant Genetic Resources Centre : International Development Research Centre,
©2000.
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| Colección: | desLibris. Books collection.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The diversity of crop plants is one of our most important biological resources, and the most important source of crop genes are the fields of peasant farmers in regions where crop domestication and evolution have occurred. Today, however, crop genes are threatened by social and technological change such as human population growth, the use of new agricultural technologies, the development of new varieties, and the commercialization of agriculture. Gene banks have been successful in capturing much of the genetic diversity of crop species, but it is also essential that the environmental systems w. |
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| Notas: | Co-published by Lewis Publishers. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0889368848 9780889368842 1566704057 9781566704052 9781552503270 1552503275 1280718439 9781280718434 9781420049824 1420049828 |