03359nam 22005654a 450 991081647200332120240912162642.01-280-71843-997866107184361-55250-327-5(CKB)1000000000243743(EBL)259194(OCoLC)475975739(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/z9j5rq(MiAaPQ)EBC259194(MiAaPQ)EBC3243805(EXLCZ)99100000000024374319990810d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGenes in the field on-farm conservation of crop diversity /edited by Stephen B. BrushRome, Italy International Plant Genetic Resources Institute ;Ottawa, Canada International Development Research Centre ;Boca Raton, FL Lewis Publishersc20001 online resource (288 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.Includes index.0-88936-884-8 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. The issues of in situ conservation of crop genetic resources; Chapter 2. The genetic structure of crop landraces and the challenge to conserve them in situ on farms; Chapter 3. Barley landraces from the Fertile Crescent: a lesson for plant breeders; Chapter 4. The barleys of Ethiopia; Chapter 5. Traditional management of seed and genetic diversity: what is a landrace?; Chapter 6. Keeping diversity alive: an Ethiopian perspective; Chapter 7. Optimal genetic resource conservation: in situ and ex situ; Chapter 8. The Cultures of the Seed in the Peruvian AndesChapter 9. On-farm conservation of crop diversity: policy and institutional lessons from Zimbabwe; Chapter 10. In situ conservation and intellectual property rights; Chapter 11. Farmer decision making and genetic diversity: linking multidisciplinary research to implementation on-farm; IndexThe diversity of crop plants is one of our most important biological resources, and the most important source of crop genes are the fields of peasant farmers in regions where crop domestication and evolution have occurred. Today, however, crop genes are threatened by social and technological change such as human population growth, the use of new agricultural technologies, the development of new varieties, and the commercialization of agriculture. Gene banks have been successful in capturing much of the genetic diversity of crop species, but it is also essential that the environmental systems wCropsGermplasm resourcesGermplasm resources conservationGermplasm resources, PlantCropsGermplasm resources.Germplasm resources conservation.Germplasm resources, Plant.631.5/23Brush Stephen B.1943-248204International Development Research Centre (Canada)International Plant Genetic Resources Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816472003321Genes in the field4019387UNINA