Biodiversity in Trust: Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in CGIAR Centres

by Dominic Fuccillo (Editor), Linda Sears (Editor), Paul Stapleton (Editor)

Overview

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an association of agricultural research centers that together represent an important force in genetic conservation of crops and their wild relatives. Under the CGIAR umbrella, the centers are collectively custodians of international genetic resource collections for crops that provide seventy-five percent of the world's food energy. This volume considers the status of the key collections, in each case providing details of the botany, distribution and agronomy of the species concerned, in addition to extensive information on germplasm conservation and use. The book presents a unique synthesis of knowledge drawn from the CGIAR centers, providing an invaluable source of reference for all those concerned with monitoring, maintaining and utilizing the biodiversity of our staple crop species.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521596534
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/13/2007
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.57(w) x 9.53(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Contributors; Acronyms; 1. Cassava M. Bonierbale, C. Guevara, A. G. O. Dixon, N. Q. Ng, R Asiedu and S. Y. C. Ng; 2. The potato Z. Huamán, A. Golmirzaie and W. Amoros; 3. Sweetpotato Z. Huamán and D.P. Zhang; 4. Other Andean roots and tubers C. Arbizu, Z. Huamán and A. Golmirzaie; 5. Yams R. Asiedu, N. M. Wanyera, S. Y. C. Ng and N. Q. Ng; 6. Bananas and plantain J.-P. Horry, R. Ortiz, E. Arnaud, J. H. Crouch, R. S. B. Ferris, D. R. Jones, N. Mateo, C. Picq and D. Vuylsteke; 7. Cowpea N. Q. Ng and B. B. Singh; 8. Chickpea K. B. Singh, R. P. S. Pundir, L. D. Robertson, H. A. van Rheenen, U. Singh, T. J. Kelley, P. Parthasarathy Rao, C. Johansen and N. P. Saxena; 9. Groundnut A. K. Singh and S. N. Nigam; 10. Lentil L. D. Robertson and W. Erskine; 11. Phaseolus beans R. Hidalgo and S. Beebe; 12. Pigeonpea P. Remanandan and L. Singh; 13. Faba bean L. D. Robertson; 14. Soyabean K. Dashiell and C. Fatokun; 15. Barley J. Valkoun, S. Ceccarelli and J. Konopka; 16. Maize, tripsacum and teosinte Suketoshi Taba, Julien Berthaud, Yves Savidan, Marc Barré and Olivier Leblanc; 17. Pearl millet K. N. Rai, S. Appa Rao and K. N. Reddy; 18. Small millets K. E. Prasada Rao and J. M. J. de Wet; 19. Rice M. T. Jackson, G. C. Loresto, S. Appa Rao, M.Jones, E. P. Guimaraes and N. Q. Ng; 20. Sorghum J. W. Stenhouse, K. E. Prasada Rao, V. Gopal Reddy and S. Appa Rao; 21. Wheat H. J. Dubin, R. A. Fischer, A. Mujeeb-Kazi, R. J. Peña, K. D. Sayre, B. Skovmand and J. Valkoun; 22. Forages B. L. Maass, J. Hanson, L. D. Robertson, P. C. Kerridge and A. M. Abd El Moneim; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'… a recent, important snapshot of gene banking activities at CGIAR Centres. As such it is a handbook that should be used by agricultural students and scientists beginning research into biodiversity conservation, plant breeding or general plant-based systems.' Dean Spanner, Trends in Plant Science

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