Landraces : its productive conservation in animals and plants / / Arnoldo Gonzalez-Reyna, Prashant Kaushik

• Autore: Gonzalez-Reyna Arnoldo
• Pubblicazione: London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations
• Disciplina: 636.082
• Soggetto topico: Animal breeding; Plant breeding
• Persona (resp. second.): KaushikPrashant
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Use of Hormonal Assay, Phenotypic Morphometry, and CASA Semen Analysis to Estimate Attainment of Puberty in Indigenous Ram Lambs -- 2. Importance of Minerals in the Diet of Cattle in the Tropical Climate of Mexico -- 3. Biofortification of Wheat Landraces: Recent QTL Mapping Advances -- 4. Mitigating Global Food and Nutritional Insecurity: Role of Indigenous Crops -- 5. Bottle Gourd Landraces and Its Potential Contribution to Food Security -- 6. Study of Genetic Resources of Winter Wheat and Identification of Genetic Sources with Drought Resistance for Use in Breeding and Production.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a comprehensive overview of landraces. It is organized into two sections on animal landraces and plant landraces. Section 1 includes two chapters that discuss the use of ruminants in tropical regions. Section 2 includes four chapters that examine the benefits of indigenous plants and discuss strategies for improving wheat production. The information provided can be applied to various regions to solve local problems and needs, such as low-income production systems, and to preserve animal and plant resources.
• Titolo autorizzato: Landraces
• ISBN: 1-83768-159-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765546603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II