The preservation of germplasm

Reference Type Book Chapter
Year of Publication
1987
Author
Author: John A. Pino
Author: Michael S. Strauss
Editor: Ted J. Davis
Editor: Isabelle A. Schirmer
Book Title
Sustainability issues in agricultural development: Proceedings of the Seventh Agriculture Sector Symposium
Pagination
252-269
Date Published
01/1987
Publisher
World Bank
City
Washington, DC
Language
English
Collection Topic
Biodiversity
Natural Resource Management
Soil
Sustainable Agriculture
ISBN
0-8213-0909-9
Call Number
S604.5.A35 1987
Keywords
biodiversity
aquatic resources
natural resource management
agricultural conservation
agroforestry
Abstract
Some people consider germplasm to be the world's most valuable natural resource, yet its great value remains largely unrecognized. Long before people had any knowledge of the basis of heredity they applied selection pressures in propagating the plants and animals they domesticated. It is the manipulation of germplasm that has led to the development of agriculture and, thus, of human society. (author)
Notes
See also: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15791230
URL
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/686471468764390337/Sustainability-issues-in-agricultural-development-proceedings-of-the-seventh-agriculture-sector-symposium
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