Taro is a staple crop for several hundred million small farmers and planters throughout the tropical world. Often associated with Asia and Pacific, it is also important in the Americas and Africa. This book explores the diversity of taros and their uses as well as the status of taro genetic resou...
Ramanatha, R.V.
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Matthews, P.J.
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Eyzaguirre, Pablo B.
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Hunter, D.
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Bioversity International
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[The global diversity of taro: ethnobotany and conservation]
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The global diversity of taro: ethnobotany and conservation
Los parientes silvestres de los cultivos (PSC) se pueden definir como plantas silvestres más o menos relacionadas con un cultivo. Los PSC representan un recurso genético vital para el fitomejoramiento de variedades nuevas mejoradas, que se necesitan para mantener y aumentar la productividad de nu...
Hunter, D.
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Heywood, V.
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Bioversity International
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[Parientes silvestres de los cultivos: Manual para la conservación in situ]
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Parientes silvestres de los cultivos: Manual para la conservación in situ
Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human health worldwide.The report, Connecting Global P...
Romanelli, C.
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Cooper, D.
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Campbell-Lendrum, D.
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Maiero, M.
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Karesh, W.B.
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Hunter, D.
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Golden, C.D.
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[Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a state of knowledge review.]
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Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a state of knowledge review.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) – plant species that are related to crops – provide a vital pool of genetic variation that can be used in breeding new and better-adapted varieties of crops. These varieties may be resistant to stress, disease, drought and other factors. This book captures the important ...
This Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of agricultural biodiversity in a series of specially commissioned chapters. It draws on multiple disciplines including plant and animal genetics, ecology, crop and animal science, food studies and nutrition, as well as soci...
Hunter, D.
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Guarino, Luigi
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Spillane, Charles
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McKeown, P.C.
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[Routledge handbook of agricultural biodiversity]
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Routledge handbook of agricultural biodiversity