1st Edition
Genes from the Wild Using Wild Genetic Resources for Food and Raw Materials
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
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Tomatoes could not be grown commercially without the help of their wild relatives. A single wild species of rice has helped double rice production in Asia. Wild silk-worms are enabling India to expand its silk industry. A wild carp with resistance to cold has been used to extend Soviet carp production further into the north. Wild genetic resources - the heritable characteristics of wild plants and... Read more
Contents
1. The Oldest Resource; the Newest Resource
Some Definitions
2. What have Wild Genetic Resources been Used for?
Cereals
Root Crops
Oil Crops
Vegetables and Pulses
Fruits and Nuts
Sugar Crops
Commodity Crops
Fibre Crops
Timber
Forage Crops
Livestock
Aquaculture
3. The Nature of Wild Genetic Resources
Benefits of Wild Genetic Resources
What Kinds of Wild Species are Used?
The Future of Wild Genetic Resources
4. Where are Wild Genes Found? And Who Uses them?
Who has got them? And Who Benefits?
5. Threats to Wild Genetic Resources
Cereals
Root Crops
Oil Crops
Vegetables and Pulses
Fruits and Nuts
Sugar Crops
Commodity Crops
Fibre Crops
Timber
Forage Crops
Livestock
Aquaculture
6. Conservation of Wild Genetic Resources
In Situ Gene Banks
The Difficulties
References
Biography
Authored by Prescott-Allen, Robert ; Prescott-Allen, Christine
