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Agro-ecosystem diversity : reconciling contemporary agriculture and environmental quality / / edited by Gilles Lemaire, [and three others]
| Agro-ecosystem diversity : reconciling contemporary agriculture and environmental quality / / edited by Gilles Lemaire, [and three others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (484 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity
Crop diversification Crop yields |
| ISBN | 0-12-811051-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | C-N-P cycles in agro-ecosystems and impacts on environment -- Increasing diversity within agro-ecosystem for reducing environmental emissions -- Heterogeneity within and among agro-ecosystems and dynamics of biodiversity -- Diversified agro-ecosystem at farm level for more sustainable agriculture production? -- Socio-economic opportunities for and locking effects against diversification of agro-ecosystems -- Diversification beyond the farm at landscape and regional level -- Global aspects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583364803321 |
| London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrobiodiversity management for food security [[electronic resource] ] : a critical review / / J. M. Lenné and D. Wood [editors]
| Agrobiodiversity management for food security [[electronic resource] ] : a critical review / / J. M. Lenné and D. Wood [editors] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LennéJillian M
WoodD <1939-> (David) |
| Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity
Food security |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-06647-5
9786613066473 1-84593-779-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464971903321 |
| Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrobiodiversity management for food security : a critical review / / J. M. Lenne and D. Wood [editors]
| Agrobiodiversity management for food security : a critical review / / J. M. Lenne and D. Wood [editors] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LenneJillian M
WoodD <1939-> (David) |
| Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity
Food security |
| ISBN |
1-283-06647-5
9786613066473 1-84593-779-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910533268503321 |
| Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : learning from farmers across the world / / edited by Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield
| Agrodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : learning from farmers across the world / / edited by Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, : UNEP, : GEF, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 343 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
| Disciplina | 333.76/16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrookfieldH. C
ParsonsHelen BrookfieldMuriel |
| Soggetto topico | Agrobiodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
92-808-7050-5
0-585-48561-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455867003321 |
| Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, : UNEP, : GEF, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity and pests [[electronic resource] ] : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read
| Biodiversity and pests [[electronic resource] ] : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GurrGeoff
ReadDonna M. Y SnyderWilliam E. <1969-> WrattenStephen D |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural pests - Control
Agrobiodiversity Biodiversity Insect pests - Control Sustainability Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-118-23185-6
1-78539-342-1 1-280-59852-2 9786613628350 1-118-23182-1 1-118-23183-X 1-118-23184-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
BIODIVERS ITY AND INSECT PESTS; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Biodiversity and insect pests; Fundamentals; Chapter 2: The ecology of biodiversity- biocontrol relationships; Chapter 3: The role of generalist predators in terrestrial food webs: lessons for agricultural pest management; Chapter 4: Ecologicale conomics of biodiversity use for pest management; Chapter 5: Soil fertility, biodiversity and pest management; Chapter 6:Plant biodiversity as a resource for natural products for insect pestmanagement
Chapter 7: The ecology and utility of local and landscape scale effects in pest managementMethods; Chapter 8: Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control: methods and statistical analysis; Chapter 9: Pick and mix: selecting flowering plants to meet the requirements of target biological control insects; Chapter 10: The molecular revolution: using polymerase chain reaction Based methods to explore the role of predators in terrestrial food webs; Chapter 11: Employing Chemical Ecology to Understand and Exploit Biodiversity for Pest Management; Application Chapter 12: Using Decision Theory and Sociological Tools to Facilitate Adoption of Biodiversity-Based Pest Management StrategiesChapter 13: Ecological Engineering Strategies to Manage Insect Pests in Rice; Chapter 14: China's 'Green Plant Protection' Initiative: Coordinated Promotion Of Biodiversity-Related Technologies; Chapter 15: Diversity and Defence: Plant-Herbivore Interactions at Multiple Scales and Trophic Levels; Chapter 16: 'Push-Pull' Revisited: The Process of Successful Deployment of a Chemical Ecology Based Pest Management Tool Chapter 17: Using native plant species to diversify agricultureChapter 18: Using biodiversity for pest suppression in urban landscapes; Chapter 19: Cover crops and related methods for enhancing agricultural biodiversity and conservation biocontrol: successful case studies; Synthesis; Chapter 20: Conclusion: biodiversity as an asset rather than a burden; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141288303321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity and pests : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read
| Biodiversity and pests : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GurrGeoff
ReadDonna M. Y SnyderWilliam E. <1969-> WrattenStephen D |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural pests - Control
Agrobiodiversity Biodiversity Insect pests - Control Sustainability Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
9786613628350
9781118231852 1118231856 9781785393426 1785393421 9781280598524 1280598522 9781118231821 1118231821 9781118231838 111823183X 9781118231845 1118231848 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
BIODIVERS ITY AND INSECT PESTS; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Biodiversity and insect pests; Fundamentals; Chapter 2: The ecology of biodiversity- biocontrol relationships; Chapter 3: The role of generalist predators in terrestrial food webs: lessons for agricultural pest management; Chapter 4: Ecologicale conomics of biodiversity use for pest management; Chapter 5: Soil fertility, biodiversity and pest management; Chapter 6:Plant biodiversity as a resource for natural products for insect pestmanagement
Chapter 7: The ecology and utility of local and landscape scale effects in pest managementMethods; Chapter 8: Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control: methods and statistical analysis; Chapter 9: Pick and mix: selecting flowering plants to meet the requirements of target biological control insects; Chapter 10: The molecular revolution: using polymerase chain reaction Based methods to explore the role of predators in terrestrial food webs; Chapter 11: Employing Chemical Ecology to Understand and Exploit Biodiversity for Pest Management; Application Chapter 12: Using Decision Theory and Sociological Tools to Facilitate Adoption of Biodiversity-Based Pest Management StrategiesChapter 13: Ecological Engineering Strategies to Manage Insect Pests in Rice; Chapter 14: China's 'Green Plant Protection' Initiative: Coordinated Promotion Of Biodiversity-Related Technologies; Chapter 15: Diversity and Defence: Plant-Herbivore Interactions at Multiple Scales and Trophic Levels; Chapter 16: 'Push-Pull' Revisited: The Process of Successful Deployment of a Chemical Ecology Based Pest Management Tool Chapter 17: Using native plant species to diversify agricultureChapter 18: Using biodiversity for pest suppression in urban landscapes; Chapter 19: Cover crops and related methods for enhancing agricultural biodiversity and conservation biocontrol: successful case studies; Synthesis; Chapter 20: Conclusion: biodiversity as an asset rather than a burden; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807642503321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity in agriculture : domestication, evolution, and sustainability / / edited by Paul Gepts [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Biodiversity in agriculture : domestication, evolution, and sustainability / / edited by Paul Gepts [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 606 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/8 |
| Soggetto topico | Agrobiodiversity |
| ISBN |
1-139-23417-X
1-107-22487-X 1-280-56896-8 9786613598561 1-139-23266-5 1-139-01951-1 1-139-23043-3 1-139-22899-4 1-139-23190-1 1-139-23344-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The local origins of domestication / Jared Diamond -- Early steps in agricultural domestication / Robert Bettinger -- Evolution of agro-ecosystems: biodiversity, origins and differential development / David R. Harris -- From foraging to farming in western and eastern Asia 151 / Ofer Bar-Yosef -- Predomestic cultivation during the late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the northern Levant / George Willcox -- New archaeobotanical information on plant domestication from macro-remains: tracking the evolution of domestication syndrome traits / Dorian Q. Fuller -- New archaeobotanical information on early cultivation and plant domestication involving microplant remains / Dolores R. Piperno -- How and why did agriculture spread? / Peter Bellwood -- California Indian proto-agriculture: its characterization and legacy / Kat Anderson and Eric Wohlgemuth -- Domestication of animals and impacts on humans / Thomas Famula -- Pathways to animal domestication / Melinda A. Zeder -- Genetics of animal domestication / Leif Andersson -- Genome-wide approaches for the study of dog domestication / Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Melissa M. Gray, and Robert K. Wayne -- Malaria and rickets represent selective forces for the convergent evolution of adult lactase persistence / Loren Cordain, Mathew S. Hickley, and Kami Kim -- Issues in plant domestication / Paul Gepts -- The dynamics of rice domestication: a balance between gene flow and genetic isolation / Susan R. McCouch [and others] -- Domestication of lima beans: a new look at an old problem / M.I. Chacon S. [and others] -- Genetic characterization of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and yam (Dioscorea trifida L.) landraces in swidden agriculture systems in Brazil / Elizabeth A. Veasey [and others] -- Pigeonpea: from an orphan to a leader in food legumes / C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda [and others] -- Traditional management of biodiversity / Stephen Brush -- Ecological approaches to crop domestication / D.B. McKey [and others] -- Agrobiodiversity shifts on three continents since Vavilov and Harlan: assessing causes, processes and implications for food security / Gary Paul Nabhan [and others] -- Indigenous peoples conserving, managing, and creating biodiversity / Jan Salick -- Land architecture in the Maya lowlands: implications for sustainability / B.L. Turner II and Deborah Lawrence -- Agrobiodiversity and water resources in agricultural landscape evolution (Andean Valley irrigation, Bolivia, 1986 to 2008) / Karl S. Zimmerer -- Uses of biodiversity and new and future domestications / Patrick McGuire and Calvin Qualset -- Participatory domestication of indigenous fruit and nut trees: new crops for sustainable agriculture in developing countries / Roger R.B. Leakey -- The introduction and dispersal of Vitis vinifera into California: a case study of the interaction of man, plants, economics, and environment / James Lapsley -- Genetic resources of yeast and other micro-organisms / Charles W. Bamforth -- Biodiversity of native bees and crop pollination with emphasis on California / Robbin W. Thorp -- Aquaculture, the next wave of domestication / Dennis Hedgecock -- Genetic sustainability and biodiversity: challenges to the California dairy industry / Juan F. Medrano. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461104803321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity in agriculture : domestication, evolution, and sustainability / / edited by Paul Gepts [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Biodiversity in agriculture : domestication, evolution, and sustainability / / edited by Paul Gepts [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 606 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/8 |
| Soggetto topico | Agrobiodiversity |
| ISBN |
1-139-23417-X
1-107-22487-X 1-280-56896-8 9786613598561 1-139-23266-5 1-139-01951-1 1-139-23043-3 1-139-22899-4 1-139-23190-1 1-139-23344-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The local origins of domestication / Jared Diamond -- Early steps in agricultural domestication / Robert Bettinger -- Evolution of agro-ecosystems: biodiversity, origins and differential development / David R. Harris -- From foraging to farming in western and eastern Asia 151 / Ofer Bar-Yosef -- Predomestic cultivation during the late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the northern Levant / George Willcox -- New archaeobotanical information on plant domestication from macro-remains: tracking the evolution of domestication syndrome traits / Dorian Q. Fuller -- New archaeobotanical information on early cultivation and plant domestication involving microplant remains / Dolores R. Piperno -- How and why did agriculture spread? / Peter Bellwood -- California Indian proto-agriculture: its characterization and legacy / Kat Anderson and Eric Wohlgemuth -- Domestication of animals and impacts on humans / Thomas Famula -- Pathways to animal domestication / Melinda A. Zeder -- Genetics of animal domestication / Leif Andersson -- Genome-wide approaches for the study of dog domestication / Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Melissa M. Gray, and Robert K. Wayne -- Malaria and rickets represent selective forces for the convergent evolution of adult lactase persistence / Loren Cordain, Mathew S. Hickley, and Kami Kim -- Issues in plant domestication / Paul Gepts -- The dynamics of rice domestication: a balance between gene flow and genetic isolation / Susan R. McCouch [and others] -- Domestication of lima beans: a new look at an old problem / M.I. Chacon S. [and others] -- Genetic characterization of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and yam (Dioscorea trifida L.) landraces in swidden agriculture systems in Brazil / Elizabeth A. Veasey [and others] -- Pigeonpea: from an orphan to a leader in food legumes / C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda [and others] -- Traditional management of biodiversity / Stephen Brush -- Ecological approaches to crop domestication / D.B. McKey [and others] -- Agrobiodiversity shifts on three continents since Vavilov and Harlan: assessing causes, processes and implications for food security / Gary Paul Nabhan [and others] -- Indigenous peoples conserving, managing, and creating biodiversity / Jan Salick -- Land architecture in the Maya lowlands: implications for sustainability / B.L. Turner II and Deborah Lawrence -- Agrobiodiversity and water resources in agricultural landscape evolution (Andean Valley irrigation, Bolivia, 1986 to 2008) / Karl S. Zimmerer -- Uses of biodiversity and new and future domestications / Patrick McGuire and Calvin Qualset -- Participatory domestication of indigenous fruit and nut trees: new crops for sustainable agriculture in developing countries / Roger R.B. Leakey -- The introduction and dispersal of Vitis vinifera into California: a case study of the interaction of man, plants, economics, and environment / James Lapsley -- Genetic resources of yeast and other micro-organisms / Charles W. Bamforth -- Biodiversity of native bees and crop pollination with emphasis on California / Robbin W. Thorp -- Aquaculture, the next wave of domestication / Dennis Hedgecock -- Genetic sustainability and biodiversity: challenges to the California dairy industry / Juan F. Medrano. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790200303321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity in agriculture : domestication, evolution, and sustainability / / edited by Paul Gepts [and others]
| Biodiversity in agriculture : domestication, evolution, and sustainability / / edited by Paul Gepts [and others] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 606 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/8 |
| Soggetto topico | Agrobiodiversity |
| ISBN |
1-139-23417-X
1-107-22487-X 1-280-56896-8 9786613598561 1-139-23266-5 1-139-01951-1 1-139-23043-3 1-139-22899-4 1-139-23190-1 1-139-23344-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The local origins of domestication / Jared Diamond -- Early steps in agricultural domestication / Robert Bettinger -- Evolution of agro-ecosystems: biodiversity, origins and differential development / David R. Harris -- From foraging to farming in western and eastern Asia 151 / Ofer Bar-Yosef -- Predomestic cultivation during the late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the northern Levant / George Willcox -- New archaeobotanical information on plant domestication from macro-remains: tracking the evolution of domestication syndrome traits / Dorian Q. Fuller -- New archaeobotanical information on early cultivation and plant domestication involving microplant remains / Dolores R. Piperno -- How and why did agriculture spread? / Peter Bellwood -- California Indian proto-agriculture: its characterization and legacy / Kat Anderson and Eric Wohlgemuth -- Domestication of animals and impacts on humans / Thomas Famula -- Pathways to animal domestication / Melinda A. Zeder -- Genetics of animal domestication / Leif Andersson -- Genome-wide approaches for the study of dog domestication / Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Melissa M. Gray, and Robert K. Wayne -- Malaria and rickets represent selective forces for the convergent evolution of adult lactase persistence / Loren Cordain, Mathew S. Hickley, and Kami Kim -- Issues in plant domestication / Paul Gepts -- The dynamics of rice domestication: a balance between gene flow and genetic isolation / Susan R. McCouch [and others] -- Domestication of lima beans: a new look at an old problem / M.I. Chacon S. [and others] -- Genetic characterization of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and yam (Dioscorea trifida L.) landraces in swidden agriculture systems in Brazil / Elizabeth A. Veasey [and others] -- Pigeonpea: from an orphan to a leader in food legumes / C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda [and others] -- Traditional management of biodiversity / Stephen Brush -- Ecological approaches to crop domestication / D.B. McKey [and others] -- Agrobiodiversity shifts on three continents since Vavilov and Harlan: assessing causes, processes and implications for food security / Gary Paul Nabhan [and others] -- Indigenous peoples conserving, managing, and creating biodiversity / Jan Salick -- Land architecture in the Maya lowlands: implications for sustainability / B.L. Turner II and Deborah Lawrence -- Agrobiodiversity and water resources in agricultural landscape evolution (Andean Valley irrigation, Bolivia, 1986 to 2008) / Karl S. Zimmerer -- Uses of biodiversity and new and future domestications / Patrick McGuire and Calvin Qualset -- Participatory domestication of indigenous fruit and nut trees: new crops for sustainable agriculture in developing countries / Roger R.B. Leakey -- The introduction and dispersal of Vitis vinifera into California: a case study of the interaction of man, plants, economics, and environment / James Lapsley -- Genetic resources of yeast and other micro-organisms / Charles W. Bamforth -- Biodiversity of native bees and crop pollination with emphasis on California / Robbin W. Thorp -- Aquaculture, the next wave of domestication / Dennis Hedgecock -- Genetic sustainability and biodiversity: challenges to the California dairy industry / Juan F. Medrano. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957493803321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Diversifying food and diets : using agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition and health / / edited by Jessica Fanzo. [et al.]
| Diversifying food and diets : using agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition and health / / edited by Jessica Fanzo. [et al.] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon [England] : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FanzoJessica |
| Collana | Issues in agricultural biodiversity |
| Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity
Nutrition - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84971-457-6
0-203-12726-9 1-136-46146-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of contributors; Foreword by Olivier De Schutter; Foreword by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction: agricultural biodiversity, diverse diets and improving nutrition; Part I: The state of agricultural biodiversity and nutrition: overviews, models and themes; 1 Harnessing biodiversity: from diets to landscapes
2 Overview of agricultural biodiversity and its contribution to nutrition and health3 The role of livestock and livestock diversity in sustainable diets; 4 Valuing aquatic biodiversity in agricultural landscapes; Part II: Creating an enabling environment; 5 Lessons from sub-Saharan Africa: delivery mechanisms for mobilizing agricultural biodiversity for improved food and nutrition security; 6 Sustained and integrated promotion of local, traditional food systems for nutrition security; 7 Linking biodiversity and nutrition: research methodologies 8 Successes and pitfalls of linking nutritionally promising Andean crops to markets9 Biodiversity's contribution to dietary diversity: magnitude, meaning and measurement; 10 Opening a can of mopane worms: can cross-sectoral partnerships leverage agricultural biodiversity for better quality diets?; Part III: Case studies: agricultural biodiversity and food-based approaches to improving nutrition; Case study 1 - Traditional foods of the Pacific: Go Local, a case study in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Case study 2 - The role of integrated home gardens and local, neglected and underutilized plant species in food security in Nepal and meeting the Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG)Case study 3 - Diversity of indigenous fruit trees and their contribution to nutrition and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: examples from kenya and Cameroon; Case study 4 - Fish diversity and fish consumption in Bangladesh; Case study 5 - The introduction of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Mozambican diets: a marginal change to make a major difference Case study 6 - Diversifying diets: using indigenous vegetables to improve profitability, nutrition and health in AfricaCase study 7 - Diversifying diets: using agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition and health in Asia; Case study 8 - Minor millets in India: a neglected crop goes mainstream; Case study 9 - Local food and dietary diversity: farmers markets and community gardens in Melbourne, Australia; Case study 10 - 'Please pick me': how Incredible Edible Todmorden is repurposing the commons for open source food and agricultural biodiversity Case study 11 - Cultivating health with leafy vegetables in coastal Tanzania |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452314403321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon [England] : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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