Roots and tubers crops are present in the diet of almost all the world's people, the best known are potato and cassava, both of which are of South American origin but are now widely distributed. There are also several species of roots and tubers which originated from South America and which are s...
Libreros, D.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Bibliography on underutilized roots and tubers crops]
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Bibliography on underutilized roots and tubers crops
An ecogeographic study of Vicia subgenus Vicia is presented. This group contains the cultivated vetches and their wild relatives. The subgenus contains 9 sections, 9 series, 38 species and 36 subspecific taxa. Ecogeographic data were recorded for each taxon throughout the geographical range of th...
This is the first of a series which summarizes studies of the geographical distribution of species, in this case those related to the cultivated mango with the purpose of devising a plan of action for collection and conservation (in situ and ex situ).
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...
The true sago palm, Metroxylon sagu, has been described as mankind's oldest food plant with the starch contained in the trunk used as a staple food in southeast Asia. This booklet provides an overview of existing knowledge of the genus, with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cover the follo...
This monograph focuses on the Mediterranean lupin species and one South American species (L. mutabilis). These species have relatively large seeds and some of them have already been domesticated and have become established crops. Constraints to the use of lupin worldwide are considered, as is the...
Cowling, W.A.
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Buirchell, B.J.
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Tapia, M.E.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Lupin, Lupinus L.]
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Lupin, Lupinus L.
The initiative to bring experts together to discuss the consequences of changes in the roles and responsibilities of genebanks led to this publication. It is hopes that the ideas put forward lead to more critical balanced and creative approach towards genebank operations on the part of genebank c...
This book considers the impact of war, civil strife and low-intensity conflict on the management of plant genetic resources, in regions where crop plant genetic resources are still partly (or mainly) conserved in situ by small-scale agriculturalists. The book deals with: war, low-intensity confli...
Richards, P.
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Ruivenkamp, G.
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[Seeds and survival: Crop genetic resources in war and reconstruction in Africa]
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Seeds and survival: Crop genetic resources in war and reconstruction in Africa
This book is the result the first Vavilov-Frankel fellowship that was awarded in 1993. The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships programme was established by the Bioversity Board of Trustees in 1989 to commemorate the unique contributions to plant science by academician Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov of Russia ...
Pistorius, R.
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[Scientists, plants and politics: A history of the plant genetic resources movement]
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Scientists, plants and politics: A history of the plant genetic resources movement