Genes From the Wild - Using Wild Genetic Resources for Food and Raw Materials

Informationen zum Autor Authored by Prescott-Allen, Robert ; Prescott-Allen, Christine Klappentext Genes from the Wild describes the growing contribution of wild genetic resources to the production of food and raw materials, describes their characteristics, explains the benefits and problems of using them and outlines the ways in which they are threatened and the measures being taken to conserve them. Zusammenfassung Genes from the Wild describes the growing contribution of wild genetic resources to the production of food and raw materials, describes their characteristics, explains the benefits and problems of using them and outlines the ways in which they are threatened and the measures being taken to conserve them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents 1. The Oldest Resource; the Newest Resource Some Definitions 2. What have Wild Genetic Resources been Used for? Cereals Root Crops Oil Crops Vegetables and Pulses Fruits and Nuts Sugar Crops Commodity Crops Fibre Crops Timber Forage Crops Livestock Aquaculture 3. The Nature of Wild Genetic Resources Benefits of Wild Genetic Resources What Kinds of Wild Species are Used? The Future of Wild Genetic Resources 4. Where are Wild Genes Found? And Who Uses them? Who has got them? And Who Benefits? 5. Threats to Wild Genetic Resources Cereals Root Crops Oil Crops Vegetables and Pulses Fruits and Nuts Sugar Crops Commodity Crops Fibre Crops Timber Forage Crops Livestock Aquaculture 6. Conservation of Wild Genetic Resources In Situ Gene Banks The Difficulties References

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Christine Prescott-Allen, Robert Prescott-Allen, Robert Prescott-Allen Prescott-Allen, Prescott-Allen Christine, Prescott-Allen Robert
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138928800
• ISBN: 978-1-138-92880-0
• Pages: 116
• Thème: Natural Resource Management Set
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Nature; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Ecologie; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Agricultural science, Environmental science, engineering and technology