Biodiversity in Trust Fuccillo Sears Stapleton Paperback 9780521596534

Biodiversity in TrustConservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in CGIAR Centres\nAuthor(s): Dominic Fuccillo, Linda Sears, Paul Stapleton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521596534, 978-0521596534\nSynopsis\nThe Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an association of agricultural research centres which together represent an important force in genetic conservation of crops and their wild relatives. Under the CGIAR umbrella, the centres are collectively custodians of international genetic resource collections for crops that provide 75 per cent of the world's food energy. This volume considers the status of the key collections, in each case providing details of the botany, distribution and agronomy of the species concerned, in addition to extensive information on germplasm conservation and use. The book presents a unique synthesis of knowledge drawn from the C.