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This 1975 book deals with one of the world's fastest disappearing
natural resources - the invaluable reservoir of genetic variability
in our cultivated plants which have evolved since our forebears
began to domesticate them some 10,000 years ago. The preservation
of these 'genetic resources', as they have come to be called, is
vital to mankind. Without them the geneticists and plant breeders
cannot breed the new varieties needed to feed the world's
population by providing more disease-resistant strains of our food
plants. This volume explores topics such as how to collect and
preserve this variation. It ends with a section on how these
activities are planned on a world scale through the medium of FAO
and other international agencies, and with the participation of
scientists from developed and developing countries. This book will
be of use as an intelligently written work of much historic value.
This 1989 volume stresses the way in which the pool of plant
genetic resources provides vital raw material for producing new and
improved crops and as source materials for experimental biologists.
The availability of germplasm - particularly from wild relatives of
crop plants - has become increasingly important with the
development of new technology. These sophisticated new techniques
now enable the plant breeder to make even greater use of many of
the beneficial characteristics found in wild plants - such as
disease- and drought- resistance - and to transfer these
characteristics to improve existing crops. The first four sections
of the volume provide a detailed survey of the role of plant
collections in research and breeding, some case histories for
specific plants, guidance on the size and structure of plant
collections, and, finally, the principles and strategies of
evaluation. The last two sections look at wild relatives of crops
and also the impact of new technology. The volume will be of use to
plant breeders, crop scientists, conservationists and plant
biologists.
This 1989 volume stresses the way in which the pool of plant
genetic resources provides vital raw material for producing new and
improved crops and as source materials for experimental biologists.
The availability of germplasm - particularly from wild relatives of
crop plants - has become increasingly important with the
development of new technology. These sophisticated new techniques
now enable the plant breeder to make even greater use of many of
the beneficial characteristics found in wild plants - such as
disease- and drought- resistance - and to transfer these
characteristics to improve existing crops. The first four sections
of the volume provide a detailed survey of the role of plant
collections in research and breeding, some case histories for
specific plants, guidance on the size and structure of plant
collections, and, finally, the principles and strategies of
evaluation. The last two sections look at wild relatives of crops
and also the impact of new technology. The volume will be of use to
plant breeders, crop scientists, conservationists and plant
biologists.
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