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Author : IBPGR.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789781310621
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa Vol. 1, Vol. 2 written by IBPGR. and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164540
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309176891
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-02-14 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club
Author : F. Attere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa written by F. Attere and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa written by International Board for Plant Genetic Resources and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. Attere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa: Proceedings of an international conference written by F. Attere and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : FAO : International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa. Proceedings of an International Conferenc E on Crop Genetic Resources of Africa written by FAO : International Board for Plant Genetic Resources and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jameel M. Al-Khayri
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401796947
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization written by Jameel M. Al-Khayri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important 2-volume reference book is the first comprehensive resource reflecting the current global status and prospects of date palm cultivation by country. This volume covers Africa and the Americas. Countries included are: Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon, Djibouti, Chad, Mali Somalia, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Senegal, as well as the United States of America and the South American countries Chile and Peru. Topics discussed are: cultivation practices; genetic resources and breeding; conservation and germplasm banks; cultivar classification and identification based on morphological and molecular markers; micropropagation and progress toward scale-up production; and advances in dates processing and marketing. Chapters are supported by tables and color photographs. Appendixes summarize traits and distribution of major cultivars, commercial resources of offshoots and in vitro plants; and institutions and scientific societies concerned with date palm.
Author : Paul Richards
Publisher : Bioversity International
ISBN 13 : 9290433493
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Seeds and Survival written by Paul Richards and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 1997 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Publisher : Agribookstore/Winrock
ISBN 13 : 9789781310621
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa: Proceedings of an international conference organized by the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in association with the International Institute of Tropical AGriculture (IITA) and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), and held in Nairobi, Kenya, 26-30 September 1988 written by International Board for Plant Genetic Resources and published by Agribookstore/Winrock. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V. 1 - Genetic diversity; Ecogeograhical studies; Germplasm conservation; Evaluation and utilization of genetic diversity; Collaborative programs. v. 2 - Germplasm collection and conservation acitivities in Africa, Characterization, evaluation and conservation of germplasm; Germplasm diversity, conservation, uses and prospecties for crop improvement in Africa; Plant quarantine issues in the movement of crop germplasm; Biotechnology and wide crosses.
Author : F. Attere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa. Proceedings of an International Conferenc E on Crop Genetic Resources of Africa.. written by F. Attere and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Engels
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521384568
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (845 download)
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia written by Jan Engels and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-21 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world centers of crop evolution and origin, Ethiopia has long been recognized as an important area of diversity for several major and various minor crops. Based on an international conference held in Addis Ababa, this book describes how plant genetic diversity in Ethiopia is of vital importance in breeding new varieties of crops with desirable characteristics, such as increased resistance to pests and diseases and greater adaptation to heat and drought. The three main sections in the book consider the Ethiopian center of diversity, germ plasm or genetic material collection and conservation in Ethiopia, and the evaluation and utilization of Ethiopian genetic resources. A broad range of food and feed crops and plants of medicinal and industrial importance are discussed, both at a national and international level. A brief account of conservation strategies and gene bank problems unique to Ethiopia is also given. The importance of Ethiopia's plant genetic resources to world agriculture has been demonstrated on more than one occasion. Plant breeders, geneticists, and botanists throughout the world will, therefore, find this unique book a valuable source of information and an essential reference work.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309131863
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Managing Global Genetic Resources written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anchor volume to the series Managing Global Genetic Resources examines the structure that underlies efforts to preserve genetic material, including the worldwide network of genetic collections; the role of biotechnology; and a host of issues that surround management and use. Among the topics explored are in situ versus ex situ conservation, management of very large collections of genetic material, problems of quarantine, the controversy over ownership or copyright of genetic material, and more.
Author : Ehsan Dulloo
Publisher : Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc
ISBN 13 : 9781786764515
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (645 download)
Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources written by Ehsan Dulloo and published by Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection starts by reviewing key issues such as valuing, identifying and monitoring plant genetic diversity. The book goes on to assess advances in in-situ and on-farm strategies for protecting crop wild relatives and landraces. Chapters cover topics such as local strategies for preserving crop genetic resources, in-situ management of wild plant populations, monitoring genetic diversity and collecting wild varieties. The book also discusses community-based conservation strategies, participatory plant breeding programmes and seed systems to ensure farmer access to improved varieties. Part 4 reviews key challenges facing ex-situ collections such as genebanks, including improved storage and conservation techniques. Parts 5 and 6 assesses improvements in characterising and evaluating plant genetic resources such as DNA-based screening and phenotyping, as well as ways of improving the quality and exchange of information and germplasm for use in breeding improved varieties.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164435
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each fruit is also described in a separate chapter, based on information provided and assessed by experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume II African vegetables.
Author : Paul Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788185984
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Seeds and Survival written by Paul Richards and published by . This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report considers the impact of war, civil strife, and low-intensity conflict on plant genetic resource management, where crop plant genetic resources.
Author : F. Attere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789781310621
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Crop Genetic Resources of Africa: Proceedings of an International Conference on Crop Genetic Resources of Africa, 26-30 September 1988, Nairobi written by F. Attere and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
