Managing Global Genetic Resources

Managing Global Genetic Resources
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 9780309131865
ISBN-13 : 0309131863
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Managing Global Genetic Resources by : National Research Council

This anchor volume to the series Managing Global Genetic Resources examines the structure that underlies efforts to preserve genetic material, including the worldwide network of genetic collections; the role of biotechnology; and a host of issues that surround management and use. Among the topics explored are in situ versus ex situ conservation, management of very large collections of genetic material, problems of quarantine, the controversy over ownership or copyright of genetic material, and more.

Maize research in 1995-96

Maize research in 1995-96
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Publisher : CIMMYT
Total Pages : 110
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ISBN-10 : 9686923640
ISBN-13 : 9789686923643
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

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Endangered Maize

Endangered Maize
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780520307681
ISBN-13 : 0520307682
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Endangered Maize by : Helen Anne Curry

"Many people worry that we're losing genetic diversity in the foods we eat. Over the past century, crop varieties standardized for industrial agriculture have increasingly dominated farm fields. Concerned about what this transition means for the future of food, scientists, farmers, and eaters have sought to protect crop plants they consider endangered. They have organized high-tech genebanks and heritage seed swaps. They have combed fields for ancient landraces and sought farmers growing Indigenous varieties. Behind this widespread concern for the loss of plant diversity lies another extinction narrative about the survival of farmers themselves, a story that is often obscured by urgent calls to collect and preserve. Endangered Maize draws on the rich history of corn in Mexico and the United States to trace the motivations behind these hidden extinction stories and show how they shaped the conservation strategies adopted by scientists, states, and citizens. In Endangered Maize, historian Helen Anne Curry investigates more than a hundred years of agriculture and conservation practices to understand the tasks that farmers and researchers have considered essential to maintaining crop diversity. Through the contours of efforts to preserve diversity in one of the world's most important crops, Curry reveals how conservationists forged their methods around expectations of social, political, and economic transformations that would eliminate diverse communities and cultures. In this fascinating study of how cultural narratives shape science, Curry argues for new understandings of endangerment and alternative strategies to protect and preserve crop diversity"--

Genebank Standards

Genebank Standards
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Publisher : Bioversity International
Total Pages : 17
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ISBN-10 : 9789290432364
ISBN-13 : 9290432365
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

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Efficient Conservation Of Crop Genetic Diversity

Efficient Conservation Of Crop Genetic Diversity
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 3540000062
ISBN-13 : 9783540000068
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Efficient Conservation Of Crop Genetic Diversity by : Detlef Virchow

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 has neglected the serious problem of financing the conservation efforts because to date the issues of access to and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources have merely been discussed. The global situation of the conserved genetic resources is alarming, mainly due to the fact that the institutes, above all those in developing countries, do not have enough financial resources. Hence, it is imperative that the costs are taken into consideration. The contributions are grouped around theoretical approaches and empirical studies. The estimation of conservation costs help to allocate the appropriate financial assistance to the relevant countries for conserving their natural resources and assist in rationing scarce resources among competing crops which need to be covered under the conservation programmes.