Genes in the field : on-farm conservation of crop diversity /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: International Development Research Centre (Canada), International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Other Authors: Brush, Stephen B., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rome [Ont.] : International Plant Genetic Resources Centre : International Development Research Centre, ©2000.
Series:desLibris. Books collection.
Subjects:
Crops > Germplasm resources.
Crops > Genetic engineering.
Germplasm resources, Plant.
Plant diversity conservation.
Cultures > Ressources génétiques.
Cultures > Génie génétique.
Plantes > Ressources génétiques.
Diversité végétale > Conservation.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Crops > Genetic engineering
Crops > Germplasm resources
Germplasm resources, Plant
Plant diversity conservation
Agrobiodiversité
Conservation de la biodiversité
Cultures.
Matériel génétique.
Semence.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Chapter 1. The issues of in situ conservation of crop genetic resources; Chapter 2. The genetic structure of crop landraces and the challenge to conserve them in situ on farms; Chapter 3. Barley landraces from the Fertile Crescent: a lesson for plant breeders; Chapter 4. The barleys of Ethiopia; Chapter 5. Traditional management of seed and genetic diversity: what is a landrace?; Chapter 6. Keeping diversity alive: an Ethiopian perspective; Chapter 7. Optimal genetic resource conservation: in situ and ex situ; Chapter 8. The Cultures of the Seed in the Peruvian Andes.

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