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The diversity of crop plants is one of our most important biological resources, and the most important source of crop genes are the fields of peasant farmers in regions where crop domestication and evolution have occurred. Today, however, crop genes are threatened by social and technological change...

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Körperschaften: International Development Research Centre (Canada), International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Weitere Verfasser: Brush, Stephen B., 1943-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Rome [Ont.] : International Plant Genetic Resources Centre : International Development Research Centre, ©2000.
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Zusammenfassung:The diversity of crop plants is one of our most important biological resources, and the most important source of crop genes are the fields of peasant farmers in regions where crop domestication and evolution have occurred. Today, however, crop genes are threatened by social and technological change such as human population growth, the use of new agricultural technologies, the development of new varieties, and the commercialization of agriculture. Gene banks have been successful in capturing much of the genetic diversity of crop species, but it is also essential that the environmental systems w.
Beschreibung:Co-published by Lewis Publishers.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (288 pages :)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0889368848
9780889368842
1566704057
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1552503275
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