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Crop genetic diversity in the field and on the farm : principles and applications in research practices /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Jarvis, Devra I. (Devra Ivy), 1959- (Autor), Hodgkin, T. (Autor), Brown, A. H. D. (Autor), Tuxill, John D. (Autor), López Noriega, Isabel (Autor), Smale, Melinda (Autor), Sthapit, Bhuwon (Autor)
Otros Autores: Samper, Cristián (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Maccarese : Bern : New Haven : Bioversity International ; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC ; Yale University Press, [2016]
Colección:Yale agrarian studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and overview
  • The origins of agriculture, crop domestication, and centers of diversity
  • Plant genetic resources, conservation, and politics : a history of international and national developments supporting the conservation and use of crop diversity
  • Diversity and its evolution in crop populations
  • Abiotic and biotic components of agricultural ecosystems
  • Diversity in, and adaptation to, adverse environments on-farm
  • Who are the managers of diversity? Characterizing the social, cultural, and economic environments
  • Measuring the values of on-farm diversity
  • Policy and genetic diversity on-farm
  • Farm, community, and landscape : genetic diversity and selection pressures at different social, spatial, and temporal scales
  • Strategies for collaboration and intervention
  • Conclusions : traditional varieties and agricultural productivity
  • Appendix A : software packages useful for analyzing molecular data
  • Appendix B : geographic information systems and remote sensing resources available on the internet
  • Appendix C : a selection of PPB champions through the ages.