Biodiversity in trust : conservation and use of plant genetic resources in CGIAR centres / edited by Dominic Fuccillo, Linda Sears, Paul Stapleton.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997Description: 1 online resource (xv, 371 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780511470851 (ebook)
- 631.5/23/074 21
- SB123.3 .B548 1997
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Cassava / M. Bonierbale [and others] -- The Potato / Z. Huamán, A. Golmirzaie and W. Amoros -- Sweetpotato / Z. Huamán and D.P. Zhang -- Other Andea roots and tubers / C. Arbizu, Z. Huamán and A. Golmirzaie -- Yams / R. Asiedu, N.M. Wanyera, S.Y.C. Ng and N.Q. Ng -- Banana and plantain / J.-P. Horry [and others] -- Cowpea / N.Q. Ng and B.B. Singh -- Chickpea / K.B. Singh [and others] -- Groundnut / A.K. Singh and S.N. Nigam -- Lentil / L.D. Robertson and W. Erskine -- Phaseolus beans / R. Hidalgo and S. Beebe -- Pigeonpea / P. Remanandan and L. Singh -- Faba bean / L.D. Robertson -- Soyabean / K. Dashiell and C. Fatokun -- Barley / J. Valkoun, S. Ceccarelli and J. Konopka -- Maize / S. Taba. Tripsacum / J. Berthaud [and others]. Teosinte / S. Taba. -- Pearl Millet / K.N. Rai, S. Appa Rao and K.N. Reddy -- Small Millets / K.E. Prasada Rao and J.M.J. de Wet -- Rice / M.T. Jackson [and others] -- Sorghum / J.W. Stenhouse [and others] -- Wheat / H.J. Dubin [and others] -- Forages / B.L. Maass [and others].
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an association of agricultural research centres which together represent an important force in genetic conservation of crops and their wild relatives. Under the CGIAR umbrella, the centres are collectively custodians of international genetic resource collections for crops that provide 75 per cent of the world's food energy. This volume considers the status of the key collections, in each case providing details of the botany, distribution and agronomy of the species concerned, in addition to extensive information on germplasm conservation and use. The book presents a unique synthesis of knowledge drawn from the CGIAR centres, providing an invaluable source of reference for all those concerned with monitoring, maintaining and utilizing the biodiversity of our staple crop species.
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