Managing plant genetic diversity / / edited by Johannes M.M. Engels ...[et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxon, UK, : CABI Pub., c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95/34
• Soggetto topico: Germplasm resources, Plant - Management; Crops - Germplasm resources - Management
• Altri autori: EngelsJan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contributors; Foreword; Jack Hawkes: Plant Collector, Researcher, Educator and Visionary; The Evolution of Plant Genetic Resources and the Work of O.H. Frankel; 1 The History of ex situ Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources; 2 The Past, Present and Future Contributions of Farmers to the Conservation and Development of Genetic Diversity; 3 The Impact of Gene Technologies on the Use of Genetic Resources; 4 The New Genetic Era: Will it Help us in Managing Genetic Diversity?; 5 DNA Polymorphisms in Accessions of Nephelium lappaceum L. ; 6 Molecular Analysis of Phylogenetic Relationships among Coconut Accessions 7 Molecular Characterization of Gossypium Germplasm for Cotton Improvement; 8 Molecular Analysis of the Origin and Domestication of Theobroma cacao L.; 9 Technologies and Strategies for ex situ Conservation; 10 The Establishment of a Regional Germplasm Centre in the Pacific Island Region; 11 Accession Management Strategies: Splitting and Lumping; 12 The Deployment and Management of Genetic Diversity in Agroecosystems; 13 Combining Static and Dynamic Management of PGR: a Case Study of Beta Genetic Resources ; 14 Rice, Farmers and Genebanks: a Case Study in the Cagayan Valley, Philippines 15 A Study on the On-farm Maintenance of Farmers' Varieties of Sorghum in Malawi; 16 The Role of Bioinformatics in Germplasm Conservation and Use; 17 Distributed Databases Retrieval Systems in Germany as a National Approach in an International Context; 18 The Potential Role of Passport Data in the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources; 19 In situ Conservation of Wild Species Related to Crop Plants: the Case of Turkey ; 20 Metapopulation Dynamics of Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) in the Central Valley of Costa Rica 21 Inventories for in situ Conservation of Broad-leaved Forest Genetic Resources in South-eastern Europe; 22 Forest Genebanks: a New Approach to Conserving Forest Tree Genetic Resources; 23 Human Impacts on the Coffea arabica Genepool in Ethiopia and the Need for its in situ Conservation; 24 Indicators for Sustainable Management of Plant Genetic Resources: How Well are we Doing?; 25 Decision-making Strategies for Conservation and Use of Forest Genetic Resources ; 26 Germplasm Enhancement to Sustain Genetic Gains in Crop Improvement 27 Genetic Base Broadening in Autogamous Crops: Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. as a Model; 28 An Enhancement Strategy for Rice Germplasm: DNA Marker-assisted Identification of Beneficial QTL for Resistance to Rice Blast; 29 Prebreeding in Sugarcane with an Emphasis on the Programme of the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute; 30 Underutilized Crops: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century; 31 An Initiative in Exploration and Management of Plant Genetic Diversity in Saudi Arabia ; 32 Mushroom Breeding and Cultivation Enhances ex situ Conservation of Mediterranean Pleurotus Taxa
• Sommario/riassunto: This text contains edited and revised papers from a conference on ''Science and Technology for Managing Plant Genetic Diversity in the 21st Century'' held in Malaysia in June 2000, organised by the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI).
• Titolo autorizzato: Managing plant genetic diversity
• ISBN: 1-280-82915-X; 9786610829156; 0-85199-886-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827615003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II