Plant Genetic Resources: An Introduction to their Conservation and Use

Ford-Lloyd, Brian

ISBN 10: 0521427681 / ISBN 13: 9780521427685

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1992

About this Item

This book is aimed at providing a comprehensive introduction to the form and availability of crop diversity. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PST; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250. . 2010. Reprint. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plant Genetic Resources: An Introduction to their Conservation and Use
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521427681
• ISBN 13: 9780521427685
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This book was originally published in paperback in 1991, during a time of growing global concern over the loss of gene resources in crop plants. The future was seen as being dependent on their immediate conservation and effective use by plant breeders. The text is aimed at providing a comprehensive introduction to the form and availability of crop diversity, as well as how this diversity may be gathered, conserved and ultimately combined with new cultivars. Techniques are defined within the fields of data management, tissue culture and genetic engineering, and the overall concept of plant genetic resources is discussed within a political context. A comprehensive bibliography is included.

Book Description

Originally published in paperback in 1991, during a time of growing global concern over the loss of gene resources in crop plants, this book is aimed at providing a comprehensive introduction to the form and availability of crop diversity, and to how this diversity may be gathered, conserved and ultimately combined with new cultivars.