@book {375, title = {Phytopractices in tropical regions: A preliminary survey of traditional crop improvement techniques}, series = {Man and the Biosphere Program Project}, year = {1989}, note = {UNESCO/Programme on Man and the Biosphere; France. Institut de botanique. Laboratoire de botanique tropicale}, month = {1989}, pages = {71}, publisher = {United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)}, organization = {United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)}, address = {Paris}, abstract = {The aim of this report is threefold: first, to present a compilation of traditional techniques of plant manipulation in tropical regions, as a contribution to current efforts to improve agricultural production in these zones; second, to invite comments and suggestions for modifying and completing the present text; third, to encourage new initiatives of research, synthesis and application geared to sustained development in the tropics, which is in tune with the ecological and socio-cultural characteristics and constraints of these regions.}, keywords = {biotechnology, crops, ecology, ethnobotany, genetic engineering, plant genetic engineering}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21010205}, author = {Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas and F. Pinglo} }