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UNINA9910533268503321 |
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Titolo |
Agrobiodiversity management for food security : a critical review / / J. M. Lenne and D. Wood [editors] |
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Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-06647-5 |
9786613066473 |
1-84593-779-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LenneJillian M |
WoodD <1939-> (David) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agrobiodiversity |
Food security |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Agrobiodiversity Revisited; 2. Food Security and Agrobiodiversity Management; 3. Agrobiodiversity Management and the Origins of Agriculture; 4. Crop Introduction and Agrobiodiversity Management; 5. Utilization of Crop Diversity for Food Security; 6. Impact of Introduction of Modern Varieties on Crop Diversity; 7. Transgenics Can Enhance Crop Diversity - Under Certain Circumstances; 8. Management of Crop-associated Biodiversity Above-ground; 9. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Below-ground |
10. Agrobiodiversity Conservation Policy: a 'Tragedy of Errors'11. Can the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) Approach Ensure Future Food Security?; 12. Agrobiodiversity Management for Climate Change; 13. Agricultural Revolutions and their Enemies: Lessons for Policy Makers; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, |
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