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Breeding of Neglected and Under-Utilized Crops, Spices, and Herbs - 9781578085095

Un libro in lingua di Ochatt Sergio (EDT) Jain S. Mohan (EDT) edito da Taylor & Francis, 2007

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For Ochatt (Institut National de Recherché Agronomique, France) and Jain (former technical officer of plant breeding and genetics, International Atomic Energy Agency), the fact that 95% of the world's food requirements are met by only 30 major crops raises questions for the maintenance of food security, poverty alleviation, economic growth, future supply of food, and risk of rural incomes and ecosystem conservation. Thus wishing to encourage greater attention to the value of underutilized and neglected crops, they present 20 chapter addressing the cultivation, taxonomy, socioeconomic importance, and breeding and development of these "minor" crops. Thirteen chapters focus on specific crops, including grasspea, lathyrus, bambara groundnut, the Andean lupin, quinoa, chenopodium, and cocoyam. Other chapters address less species-specific issues including the genetic improvement and utilization of underutilized crops in India, conservation of underutilized species in Malaysia, indigenous crops with potential in South Africa, and in vitro culture for propagation and cultivation of rare and underutilized Australian plants, and minor and underutilized spices and herbs. Distributed in the US by Enfield. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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