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Gene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial debate on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest available information on germplasm hold...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Plucknett, Donald L., 1931- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
Gene banks, Plant.
Food crops > Germplasm resources.
Food supply.
Population genetics.
Food Supply
Genetics, Population
Plants, Edible > genetics
Banques de gènes végétaux.
Cultures vivrières > Ressources génétiques.
Aliments > Approvisionnement.
Génétique des populations.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Amélioration des plantes.
Développement agricole.
Genetische Ressourcen
Landwirtschaft
Nutzpflanzen
Samenbank > Pflanzenbau
Wildpflanzen
Plantes > Cytogénétique.
Crops > Genes > Variation > Preservation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • A Note on Terminology
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Gene Banks: A Global Resource
  • 2. Seeds in Due Season
  • 3. Plant Collectors and Gene Banks
  • 4. Gene Banks
  • 5. Biotechnology and Genetic Resources
  • 6. Genes in the Bank
  • 7. Gene-Bank Dividends
  • 8. Wild Species: The Wider Gene Pool
  • 9. A Case Study in Rice Germplasm: IR36
  • 10. Global Imperatives
  • Appendices
  • Literature Cited
  • Index
  • Backmatter.

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