North American crop wild relatives. Important species / Volume 2, (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Important species
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Stephanie L. Greene, Karen A. Williams, Colin K. Khoury, Michael B. Kantar, Laura F. Marek.
• Editors: Greene, Stephanie L; Williams, Karen A; Khoury, Colin K; Kantar, Michael B; Marek, Laura F
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Reinvesting in Crop Wild Relatives in North America; References; Preface; Reference; Contents; Reviewers; Abbreviations; Part I: Cereals and Legumes; Chapter 1: Wild Relatives of Maize; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Origin of the Crop and Brief History of Use Worldwide; 1.1.2 Modern Day Use; 1.1.3 Challenges in Cultivation; 1.1.3.1 Pests, Diseases, and Edaphic and Climatic Limitations; 1.1.3.2 Nutritional, Functional Use; 1.1.3.3 Anticipating Climate Change; 1.2 Maize Wild Relatives; 1.2.1 Maize Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) and Their Genepool Classifications 1.2.2 Distribution/Habitat/Abundance1.2.3 Utilization; 1.2.3.1 Breeding and the Relative Importance of CWR (Use to Date, Valuation); 1.2.3.2 Desirable Characters: From the Perspective of Use; 1.2.3.3 Challenges to Increased Use; 1.3 Wild Utilized Species (Uses Other than for Maize Improvement: Forage); 1.3.1 What Are They and Where and How Are They Used; 1.3.2 Distribution and Habitat; 1.3.3 Potential for Expanded Use; 1.4 Conservation Status of CWR and WUS; 1.4.1 In Situ; 1.4.2 Ex Situ; 1.4.2.1 Status (Genebank Coverage and Gaps) 1.4.2.2 Current Activities (Exploration, Regeneration, Others)1.4.3 Suggestions on Ways to Improve Conservation; References; Chapter 2: North American Wild Relatives of Grain Crops; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Amaranth (Amaranthus L.); 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.1.1 Origin of the Crop and Brief History of Use; 2.2.1.2 Cultivation; 2.2.2 Crop Wild Relatives in North America; 2.2.2.1 Gene Pools; 2.2.2.2 Useful Crop Wild Relative Traits; 2.2.3 Wild Economic Species; 2.2.4 Conservation Status of North American Wild Relatives; 2.3 Barley (Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare); 2.3.1 Introduction 2.3.2 Crop Wild Relatives in North America2.3.3 Wild Economic Species; 2.3.4 Conservation Status of North American Wild Relatives; 2.3.4.1 In Situ; 2.3.4.2 Ex Situ; 2.4 Barnyard Millet (Echinochloa P. Beauv.); 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.1.1 Origin of the Crop and Brief History of Use; 2.4.1.2 Cultivation; 2.4.2 Crop Wild Relatives in North America; 2.4.2.1 Gene Pools; 2.4.2.2 Useful Crop Wild Relative Traits; 2.4.3 Wild Economic Species; 2.4.4 Conservation Status of North American Wild Relatives; 2.5 Buckwheat (Fagopyrum Mill.); 2.5.1 Crop Wild Relatives in North America 2.6 Oat (Avena sativa L.)2.6.1 Introduction; 2.6.2 Crop Wild Relatives in North America; 2.6.3 Wild Economic Species; 2.6.4 Conservation Status of North American Wild Relatives; 2.7 Proso and Related Millets (Panicum L.); 2.7.1 Introduction; 2.7.1.1 Origin of the Crop and Brief History of Use; 2.7.1.2 Cultivation; 2.7.2 Crop Wild Relatives in North America; 2.7.2.1 Gene Pools; 2.7.2.2 Useful Crop Wild Relative Traits; 2.7.3 Wild Economic Species; 2.7.4 Conservation Status of North American Wild Relatives; 2.8 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.); 2.8.1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 630.97; Endemic plants -- North America; Germplasm resources, Plant -- North America; Crops -- Germplasm resources -- North America; Germplasm resources conservation -- North America; Crops -- North America; Plant diversity -- North America; Plant ecology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319971216; 3319971212
• Related ISBNs: 9783319971209
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 20, 2019)
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