Gene Banks and the World's Food / / Donald L. Plucknett, Nigel J.H. Smith.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Plucknett, Donald L.,; Smith, Nigel J.H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 457
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Preface --; A Note on Terminology --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Gene Banks: A Global Resource --; 2. Seeds in Due Season --; 3. Plant Collectors and Gene Banks --; 4. Gene Banks --; 5. Biotechnology and Genetic Resources --; 6. Genes in the Bank --; 7. Gene-Bank Dividends --; 8. Wild Species: The Wider Gene Pool --; 9. A Case Study in Rice Germplasm: IR36 --; 10. Global Imperatives --; Appendices --; Literature Cited --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400858118; 9783110413441; 9783110413519; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400858118
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Donald L. Plucknett, Nigel J.H. Smith.

Gene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial debate on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest available information on germplasm holdings by crop. They (hen discuss how these holdings are being used to develop better crop varieties for the benefit of people around the world.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.