Crop genetic diversity in the field and on the farm : principles and applications in research practices /: principles and applications in research practices. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Devra I. Jarvis, Toby Hodgkin, Anthony H.D. Brown, John Tuxill, Isabel López Noriega, Melinda Smale, and Bhuwon Sthapit ; foreword by Cristián Samper.
• Authors: Jarvis, Devra I (Devra Ivy), 1959-; Hodgkin, T; Brown, A. H. D; Tuxill, John D; López Noriega, Isabel; Smale, Melinda; Sthapit, Bhuwon
• Other Names: Samper, Cristián writer of foreword.
• Contents: Introduction and overview -- The origins of agriculture, crop domestication, and centers of diversity -- Plant genetic resources, conservation, and politics : a history of international and national developments supporting the conservation and use of crop diversity -- Diversity and its evolution in crop populations -- Abiotic and biotic components of agricultural ecosystems -- Diversity in, and adaptation to, adverse environments on-farm -- Who are the managers of diversity? Characterizing the social, cultural, and economic environments -- Measuring the values of on-farm diversity -- Policy and genetic diversity on-farm -- Farm, community, and landscape : genetic diversity and selection pressures at different social, spatial, and temporal scales -- Strategies for collaboration and intervention -- Conclusions : traditional varieties and agricultural productivity -- Appendix A : software packages useful for analyzing molecular data -- Appendix B : geographic information systems and remote sensing resources available on the internet -- Appendix C : a selection of PPB champions through the ages.
• Publisher Details: Maccarese Bern New Haven : Bioversity International Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 395 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 631.5233; Crops -- Genetics; Agrobiodiversity conservation; Cultures -- Génétique; Biodiversité agricole -- Conservation; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Agrobiodiversity conservation; Crops -- Genetics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300220827; 0300220820
• Related ISBNs: 9780300161120; 0300161123
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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