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| Author | : Timothy J. Motley |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2006-01-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780231508094 |
Darwin's Harvest addresses concerns that we are losing the diversity of crop plants that provide food for most of the world. With contributions from evolutionary biologists, geneticists, agronomists, molecular biologists, and anthropologists, this collection discusses how economic development, loss of heirloom varieties and wild ancestors, and modern agricultural techniques have endangered the genetic diversity needed to keep agricultural crops vital and capable of adaptation. Drawing on the most up-to-date data, the contributors review the utilization of molecular techniques to understand crop evolution. They explore current research on various crop plants of both temperate and tropical origin, including maize, sunflower, avocado, sugarcane, and wheat. The chapters in Darwin's Harvest also provide solid background for understanding many recent discoveries concerning the origins of crops and the influence of human migration and farming practices on the genetics of our modern foods.
| Author | : Geoffrey Simmons |
| Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
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| ISBN | : 0736936726 |
| Author | : Ken Ham |
| Publisher | : New Leaf Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780890514979 |
Many people do not realize how intimately connected the theory of evolution and the worst racist ideology in history are. Join Crossroads Bible college president Dr. A. Charles ware and Answer in Genesis president ken Ham as they examine the racist historical roots of evolutionary thought and what the Bible has to say about this disturbing issue.
| Author | : Elizabeth A. Johnson |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2014-03-13 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1472903730 |
An examination of the relationship between faith in God and the concept of ecological care within a crisis of biodiversity
| Author | : Paul A. Elliott |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 365 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Agriculture |
| ISBN | : 178327610X |
This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles, and demonstrates the ways in which his landscape experiences transformed his understanding of nature.
| Author | : National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.
| Author | : Hugo Campos |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2017-10-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319598198 |
This book provides a fresh, updated perspective of the current status and perspectives in genetic improvement of a diverse array of tropical crops. The first part covers aspects which are relevant across crops, namely how to maximize the use of genetic information through modern bioinformatic approaches and how to use statistics as a tool to sustain increased genetic gains and breeding efficiency. The second part of the book provides an updated view of some seed-propagated crops, such as rice, maize and oil palm, as well as crops propagated through vegetative means such as sweet potato, cassava, banana and sugarcane. Each chapter addresses the main breeding objectives, markets served, current breeding approaches, biotechnology, genetic progress observed, and in addition a glimpse into the future for each of these selected and important tropical crops.
| Author | : Rajeev Varshney |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2013-09-13 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1118728378 |
Genomic Applications for Crop Breeding: Abiotic Stress, Quality and Yield Improvement is the second of two volumes looking at the latest advances in genomic applications to crop breeding. This volume focuses on advances improving crop resistance to abiotic stresses such as extreme heat, drought, flooding as well as advances made in quality and yield improvement. Chapters examine advances in such key crops as rice, maize, and sugarcane, among others. Genomic Applications for Crop Breeding: Abiotic Stress, Quality and Yield Improvement complements the earlier volume on biotic stressors and will be an essential purchase for those interested in crop science and food production.
| Author | : Nigel Maxted |
| Publisher | : CABI |
| Total Pages | : 497 |
| Release | : 2016-05-31 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1780646135 |
Maintaining food security in the face of human population increase and climate change is one of the critical challenges facing us in the 21st Century. Utilisation of the full range of agrobiodiversity will be a necessary tool in addressing this challenge. In this book a team of international contributors review all aspects of utilization and conservation of crop wild relative (CWR) and landrace (LR) diversity as a basis for crop improvement and future food security. This book will appeal to a wide array of specialists and postgraduate students, such as those working in the fields of agrobiodiversity conservation and use, conservation, ecology, botany, genetics, plant breeding and agriculture.
| Author | : Richard Krooth |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 394 |
| Release | : 2017-08-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0761869239 |
This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth. Darwin marked the path of species evolution, modification, and extinction. Following Darwin’s trajectory of evolution, the author reveals how human-made technologies have had a devastating impact on Earth’s biosphere, signaling the continuing disappearance of landscapes and the decline of species life.
