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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “nigel maxted”
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  • Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change

    Edited by Shyam Singh Yadav, Nigel Maxted, Mohammad Ehsan Dulloo, Luigi Guarino, Paul Smith, Robert J. Redden ...
    Two major challenges to continued global food security are the ever increasing demand for food products, and the unprecedented abiotic stresses that crops face due to climate change.Wild relatives of domesticated crops serve as a reservoir of genetic material, with the potential to be used to develop new, improved varieties of crops. Crop Wild Relative and Climate Change integrates crop evolution, ... Read more

    $186.00 USD

  • Enhancing Crop Genepool Use

    Capturing Wild Relative and Landrace Diversity for Crop Improvement

    by Brian Ford-Lloyd, Ben Vosman, Colette Broekgaarden, Jeremy Pritchard ...
    Based on the 2014 'Enhanced Genepool Utilization ? Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement' conference , in this book a team of international contributors address all aspects of utilization and conservation of crop wild relative (CWR) and landrace (LR) diversity for crop improvement. Focussing on characterisation techniques, conservation strategies, facilitating CWR and ... Read more

    $198.99 USD

  • Plant genetic resources

    A review of current research and future needs

    by Dr M. Ehsan Dulloo, Dr Selim Louafi, Dr Eric Welch, Dr Nigel Maxted, Dr Joana Magos Brehm, Dr Paula Bramel, Mr Michael Way, Dr Fiona R. Hay, Dr Sershen, Dr Åsmund Asdal0, Dr Stef de Haan1, Dr Chikelu Mba2, Prof Margaret Smith3, Dr Niels Louwaars4, Dr Yueqi Zhang5, Dr Ting Xiang Neik6, Dr Junrey C. Amas7, Dr Aldrin Y. Cantila8, Dr Nur Shuhadah Mohd Saad9, Dr Tingting Wu0, Dr Jacqui Batley1, Dr Kent Nnadozie2, Dr Melinda Smale3, Dr Nelissa Jamora4, Dr Luigi Guarino5, Dr Prishnee Bissessur6, Dr Jai Rana7, Dr Julie Dawson8 ...
    Series Book 100 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Covers both in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving and exploiting plant genetic diversityParticularly strong coverage of in-situ and on-farm techniques, including collection and management of wild plant populations, community-based conservation strategies, participatory plant breeding programmes and seed systems to ensure farmer access to improved varietiesCovers improvements in ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Plant Genetic Resources of Legumes in the Mediterranean

    Edited by Nigel Maxted, Sarita Jane Bennett ...
    Series Book 39 - Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture
    Genetic erosion, that is, the loss of native plant and genetic diversity has been exponential from the Mediterranean Basin through the Twentieth century. This careless eradication of species and genetic diversity as a result of human activities from a 'hot-spot' of diversity threatens sustainable agriculture and food security for the temperate regions of the world. Since the early 1900s there has ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Plant Genetic Resources and Climate Change

    by Gerald Moore, Robert Zeigler, Richard Betts, Pam Berry, Andy Jarvis, Nora Castaneda Alvarez, William Erskine, Abdelbagi Ismail, Geoff Hawtin, Kenneth McNally, Helen Ougham, Ianto Thomas, Mauricio Bellon, Sue Armstrong, Wayne Powell, PV Prasad, John Sheehy, Hari Upadhyaya, David Mackill, Jeremy Pritchard, Ben Vosman, Colette Broekgaarden, Salvatore Ceccarelli, Professor Nigel Maxted ...
    Series Book 20 - CABI Climate Change Series
    * Provides specific examples of germplasm research related to climate change threats * Edited by internationally renowned experts in the field * The final chapter of the book draws a synthesis of the many issues raised within the book ... Read more

    $156.99 USD

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  • The Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Assessments

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This report updates the global assessment provided in the first report on The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, published in 2007. It focuses particularly on changes that have occurred during the period since the first report was published. It serves as a basis for a review, and potential update, of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources, which ... Read more

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  • Scientific Review of the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests: A Global Challenge to Prevent and Mitigate Plant-Pest Risks in Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystems

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  • Indicators of the Genetic Diversity of Trees – State, Pressure, Benefit and Response: The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources – Thematic Study

    by FAOoftheUN ...
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    Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge to the world at large and in particular to the scientific community, which is called upon with increasing urgency to ... Read more

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  • The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources

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    The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the broad range of management systems. This report complements two other FAO flagship publications in the field of forestry, the annual State of the World's Forests and the periodic ... Read more

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