Plant Genetic Resources - A Review of Current Research and Future Needs (Hardcover)

"It is likely that Plant genetic resources will become the essential methods manual to facilitate their international exchange and local dissemination. It may well become the standard reference for researchers at universities, institutes, government departments and plant nurseries for many years. It provides an indispensable contribution as a handbook for plant collectors." (Plant Science Bulletin - Botanical Society of America) Maintaining and benefitting from plant genetic diversity are key challenges facing agriculture. Challenges include a narrowing genetic base for many key crops, the loss of landraces and wild varieties with agricultural intensification and urbanisation, and the need to develop the role of existing gene banks from repository of genetic diversity to enablers of the flow of germplasm and genetic information for breeding more robust varieties. Plant genetic resources: A review of current research and future needs surveys the wealth of research addressing these challenges and the opportunity for a more integrated, global approach to protecting and leveraging plant genetic diversity for a more sustainable agriculture. The book assesses ways of valuing and monitoring plant genetic diversity and discusses advances in in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving plant genetic diversity. The book concludes by reviewing ways of enhancing the use of plant genetic diversity, including participatory plant breeding programmes and more effective seed systems. With its eminent editor and range of international expertise, Plant genetic resources: A review of current research and future needs will be a standard reference for university and other researchers studying crop genetic resources and breeding, staff managing genebanks and germplasm collections, government and other agencies regulating the collection, storage and exchange of germplasm, as well as companies involved in crop breeding.

General

Imprint:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 100
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	M. Ehsan Dulloo
Contributors:	Chikelu Mba • M. Ehsan Dulloo • Kent Nnadozie • Melinda Smale • Nelissa Jamora • Luigi Guarino • Prishnee Bissessur • Jai Rana • Selim Louafi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-78676-451-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant reproduction & propagation > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78676-451-2
Barcode:	9781786764515

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