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The Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
Hawkes, J. G.; Maxted, Nigel; Ford-Lloyd, B. V. (University Of Birmingham)
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Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAJ; PST; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 433.
It is a distressing truism that the human race during the last millennium has caused the exponential loss of plant genetic diversity throughout the world. This has had direct and negative economic, political and social consequences for the human race, which at the same time has failed to exploit fully the positive benefits that might result from conserving and exploiting the world's plant genetic resources. However, a strong movement to halt this loss of plant diversity and enhance its utilisation for the benefit of all humanity has been underway since the 1960's (Frankel and Bennett, 1970; Frankel and Hawkes, 1975). ... Read more
It is a distressing truism that the human race during the last millennium has caused the exponential loss of plant genetic diversity throughout the world. This has had direct and negative economic, political and social consequences for the human race, which at the same time has failed to exploit fully the positive benefits that might result from conserving and exploiting the world's plant genetic resources. However, a strong movement to halt this loss of plant diversity and enhance its utilisation for the benefit of all humanity has been underway since the 1960's (Frankel and Bennett, 1970; Frankel and Hawkes, 1975). ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401058056
SKU
V9789401058056
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