Crop Wild Relatives : a Manual of in situ Conservation.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant species which are more or less closely related to crops. They are a vital resource by providing a pool of genetic variation that can be used in breeding new and better adapted varieties of crops that are resistant to stress, disease, drought and other factors. The...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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Colección: | Issues in agricultural biodiversity Crop wild relatives
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Crop Wild Relatives: A Manual of in situ Conservation; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements and Contributors; Foreword; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Introductory and Background Material; Chapter 2 Crop Wild Relatives in the Project Countries; Chapter 3 What Do We Mean By in situ Conservation of CWR?; Part II Conservation Planning; Chapter 4 Planning for CWR Conservation and Partnership Building; Chapter 5 Participatory Approaches for CWR in situ Conservation; Chapter 6 Developing National CWR Strategies and Action Plans.
- Chapter 7 Selection and Prioritization of Species/Populations and AreasChapter 8 Establishing an Information Baseline: Ecogeographic Surveying; Part III Conservation Actions; Chapter 9 Protected Areas and CWR Conservation; Chapter 10 Species and Population Management/Recovery Plans; Chapter 11 Conservation Strategies for Species/Populations Occurring Outside Protected Areas; Chapter 12 Complementary Conservation Actions; Chapter 13 Monitoring of Areas and Species/ Populations to Assess Effectiveness of Conservation/Management Actions; Part IV Other Major Issues.
- Chapter 14 Adapting to Global ChangeChapter 15 Capacity Building; Chapter 16 Communication, Public Awareness and Outreach; Annexes; Annex I CWR Species for which Field Data were Collected in Bolivia during 2006-2009, by Institution; Annex II Monitoring Plan for Cereal Crop Wild Relatives in Erebuni State Reserve; Annex III Management Plan for Amygdalus bucharica in the Chatkal Biosphere State Reserve, Uzbekistan; Index of Organisms; General Index.