Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 420 g
Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 420 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-43137-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The productivity of agricultural systems is the result of human alteration of originally wild organisms over millennia. The availability of germplasm, particularly from wild relatives of crop plants, is vitally important in the development of new and improved crops for both agriculture and horticulture. The handling of these genetic resources for both immediate and future human benefits has resulted in the decades of interdisciplinary scientific research described in this book. The applications of this work and the associated operational programmes in all parts of the world are discussed in the light of their impact on the conservation of biodiversity, ecosystem rehabilitation and the future health of our planet.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften DNA und Transgene Organismen
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Phytotomie, Pflanzenmorphologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Plant genetic resources - what they are and why they are needed; 2. What needs to be collected and how is it maintained?; 3. A global strategy for safe storage; 4. Access to the resource - core collections and databases; 5. Have we all that we need for the future?; 6. Have genetic resources already been of value?; 7. When there are no seeds; 8. Genes and politics; 9. A glimpse from 2050; Index.
