crop genetic Books and Publications

Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity

The book deals with the economics of conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in low income countries. This is done by developing concepts and discussing case studies. Only discussing the issues of access to and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources, unfortunately public discussion ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Restoring farmer's seed systems in disaster situations (En )

Series: FAO Plant Production and Protection Papers Planned conservation and utilization of local crop genetic resources is of prime importance for food security, as it permits small-scale farmers of developing countries to have permanent access to seed and planting material adapted to their region. ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Glossary of Crop Science Terms

The glossary contains 1380 terms covering crop breeding, genetics, and cytology; crop physiology and metabolism; crop ecology, production, and management; seed physiology, production, and technology; crop quality and utilization; turfgrass; and forages. Also included is an appendix on terms used in cell ...

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Transposable Elements

and the utilization of these elements in medicine, genetics, and crop improvement. It is the only ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Transgenic Crops of the World

Transgenic Crops of the World is a state-of-the-art, compilation of the most up-to-date methods available for the genetic manipulation of the major crops of our world. These methods have been developed from research groups which have contributed significantly to the genetic improvement of their respective ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Russian Agricultural Sciences Journal

Russian Agricultural Sciencesis an official publication of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The journal publishes review and original contributions from all areas of agriculture, biological sciences, biotechnology, and cology under the headings of crop cultivation, genetics, selection, plant ...

By Allerton Press, Inc.

Genetically modified organisms in crop production and their effects on the environment: methodologies for monitoring and the way ahead. Expert Consult

The main objective of this consultation was to review the scientific basis and procedures to establish effective post-release monitoring of genetically modified (GM) crops and develop guidelines to strengthen the capacities of member countries to design and carry out monitoring programmes. The major ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding:

Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice responds to concerns about the loss of valuable genetic resources and crop vulnerability arising from widespread cultivation of genetically uniform varieties. It assembles a series of applied studies ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Marker-assisted selection. Current status and future perspectives in crops, livestock, forestry and fish (En)

for increasing the rate of genetic gain in crops, livestock, forestry and farmed fish.This ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement

The first edition of this book, "Molecular techniques in crop improvement" published in 2002 provided comprehensive information on the latest tools and techniques of molecular genetics and applications in crop improvement, and highlighted molecular genetics from the perspective of plant breeders. Since then, ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives

Understanding the mechanisms whereby plant development is regulated is crucial for crop improvement using genetic engineering. This work, comprising two volumes, reviews recent advances in plant developmental biology and explores the possibility of their practical applications from biotechnological ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives

Understanding the mechanisms whereby plant development is regulated is crucial for crop improvement using genetic engineering. This work, comprising two volumes, reviews recent advances in plant developmental biology and explores the possibility of their biotechnological applications. Volume 2 focuses on ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Vegetables I

This first volume of the Handbook of Plant Breeding book series is devoted to vegetable crops breeding. Each chapter is dedicated to a major vegetable crop. Each chapter contains a comprehensive review of the diversity, breeding techniques, achievements and use of the most advanced molecular techniques in the ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Genetic Modification of Plants

Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over genetically modified (GM) crops, this book brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Vegetables II

This first volume of the Handbook of Plant Breeding book series is devoted to vegetable crops breeding. Each chapter is dedicated to a major vegetable crop. Each chapter contains a comprehensive review of the diversity, breeding techniques, achievements and use of the most advanced molecular techniques in the ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Molecular Genetic Approaches to Maize Improvement

During the past decade, there has been tremendous progress in maize biotechnology. This volume provides an overview of our current knowledge of maize molecular genetics, how it is being used to improve the crop, and future possibilities for crop enhancement. Several chapters deal with genetically engineered ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Broadening the Genetic Base of Crop Production

This book focuses on the previously neglected interface between the conservation of plant genetic resources and their utilization. Only through utilization can the potential value of conserved genetic resources be realized. However, as this book shows, much conserved germplasm has to be subjected to long-term ...

By Earthprint Ltd

HOME GARDENS and AGROBIODIVERSITY

Smithsonian Books has published Home Gardens and Agrobiodiversity, edited by Pablo Eyzaguirre and Olga Linares. What is a home garden? The editors write that 'home gardens are microenvironments within a larger farming system that contain high levels of species diversity and may contain crop species or ...

By Smithsonian Books

Livestock development policies in Eastern and Southern Africa

Seminar proceedings, Mbabane, Swaziland, 1997The seminar focused on socio-economic, scientific and technical factors related to formulating livestock development policies. The themes of the lead and country papers included: marketing; interactions between livestock and crops, wildlife and the environment; and ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Plant Genetic Conservation

We live in critical times for the world's diversity of plants and animals. It is universally agreed that a catastrophic loss of biological diversity is occurring at the moment, with species, and equally importantly, genes being lost forever. However, the signing of the Biodiversity Convention at the Earth Summit in 1992 drew attention to the need to conserve and equitably utilize biological ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH