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World Cotton Germplasm Resources
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ISBN: 9535153951 9535116223 Year: 2014 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Preservation of plant germplasm resources is vitally important for mankind to supply food and product security in the globalization and technological advances of the 21st century. Mankind preserved a wealth of available genetic resources of many plant species worldwide. One of the such worldwide plant germplasm resources is available for cotton, a unique natural fiber producing cash crop for mankind. Worldwide cotton germplasm collections exist in Australia, Brazil, China, India, France, Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, United States of America, and Uzbekistan. The objective of World Cotton Germplasm Resources book is to present readers with updated information on existing cotton germplasm resources, highlighting detailed inventory, description, storage conditions, characterization and utilization as well as challenges and perspectives. This book should be a comprehensive encyclopedic reading source for plant research community and students to gather important information on worldwide cotton germplasm resources.

The preservation and valuation of biological resources : proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop held at Lake Wilderness, June 12-16, 1985
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ISBN: 0295970294 Year: 1990 Publisher: Seattle London University of Washington Press

Trading the genome : investigating the commodification of bio-information
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ISBN: 0231121741 132235328X 0231509294 Year: 2004

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In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.


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Genes from the wild using wild genetic resources for food and raw materials.
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ISBN: 0905347447 Year: 1983 Publisher: London : Earthscan,


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Genetic and genomic resources of grain legume improvement
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ISBN: 012810323X 0123984947 0123979358 1299743528 9780123984944 9780123979353 9781299743526 9780128103234 Year: 2013 Publisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier,

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Grain legumes, including common-bean, chickpea, pigeonpea, pea, cowpea, lentil and others, form important constituents of global diets, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Despite this significant role, global production has increased only marginally in the past 50 years. The slow production growth, along with a rising human population and improved buying capacity has substantially reduced the per capita availability of food legumes. Changes in environmental climate have also had significant impact on production, creating a need to identify stable donors among genetic resources for environm


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Introduction to conservation genetics
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ISBN: 9780521702713 9780521878470 0521702712 Year: 2010 Publisher: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press

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"This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on Population Genomics and Genetic Issues in Introduced and Invasive Species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support with the mathematics, and further reading - and now guide the reader to software and databases. Many new references reflect the expansion of this field. With examples from mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, plants and invertebrates, this is an ideal introduction to conservation genetics for a broad audience. The text tackles the quantitative aspects of conservation genetics, and has a host of pedagogy to support students learning the numerical side of the subject. Combined with being up-to-date, its user-friendly writing style and a first-class illustration programme, this forms a robust teaching package." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.

Genes for sale : privatization as a conservation policy
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ISBN: 0195089103 9786610527380 0195358368 1280527382 1429405929 9781429405928 9781280527388 9780195089103 0197701191 Year: 1994 Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press,

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This text details a solution to species loss: the privatization of genetic information. It makes the case that the world should abandon the doctrine of "the common heritage of mankind" and create private property rights over genes.

Introduction to conservation genetics
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ISBN: 1107115388 0511202261 1280955856 9786610955855 0511808992 0511351364 0511077564 0511556098 0511075995 9780511077562 9780511075995 9780511808999 9781280955853 6610955859 9780511351365 0521630142 0521639859 9780521630146 9780521639859 Year: 2003 Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge university press,

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The biological diversity of our planet is being depleted due to the direct and indirect consequences of human activity. As the size of animal and plant populations decrease, loss of genetic diversity reduces their ability to adapt to changes in the environment, with inbreeding depression an inevitable consequence for many species. This textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the importance of genetic studies in conservation. The text is presented in an easy-to-follow format with main points and terms clearly highlighted. Each chapter concludes with a concise summary, which, together with worked examples and problems and answers, emphasise the key principles covered. Text boxes containing interesting case studies and other additional information enrich the content throughout, and over 100 beautiful pen and ink portraits of endangered species help bring the material to life.

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