FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Small Fruit Germplasm

FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Small Fruit Germplasm
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Bioversity International
Total Pages: 125
Release: 1994
Genre: Berries
ISBN: 9290431571

The technical guidelines are written in a short, direct, sometimes telegraphic style, in order to keep the volume of the document to a minimum and to facilitate updating. The guidelines are divided into two parts. The first part makes general recommendations on how best to move germplasm of the crop concerned and mentions available intermediate quarentine facilities when relevant. The second part covers the important pests and diseases of quarentine concern. The information given on a particular pest or disease does not pretend to be exhaustive but concentrates on those aspects that are most relevante to quarentine. Where possible, acronyms for viruses are according to Hull et. al (1991).

The Sweetpotato

The Sweetpotato
Author: Gad Loebenstein
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2009-03-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402094752

In the last four decades of the twentieth century the use of sweetpotato was diversified beyond their classification as subsistence, food security, and famine-relief crop. In developing countries they serve both as human food and for feeding livestock. In Western countries they appeal to health conscious consumers because of their nutritional aspects. The sweetpotato is very high in nutritive value, and merits wider use on this account alone. The book has 2 parts. A general one giving up-to-date information on the history, botany, cultivars, genetic engineering, propagation, diseases and pests, nutritional data and marketing; and a second part presenting data on sweetpotato growing practices in different areas of the world. The information should be useful to researchers, practitioners and crop administrators in different countries.

Collecting Plant Genetic Diversity

Collecting Plant Genetic Diversity
Author: Luigi Guarino
Publisher: Cabi
Total Pages: 776
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Loss of plant diversity: a call for action; List of acronyms and abbrediations; Before setting out; In the field; Back at base; Case-studies.

Tropical Root and Tuber Crops, 2nd Edition

Tropical Root and Tuber Crops, 2nd Edition
Author: Vincent Lebot
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2019-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 178924336X

Root and tuber crops are important to agriculture, food security and income for 2.2 billion people in developing countries. These species produce large quantities of dietary energy and have stable yields under difficult environmental conditions. This second edition of Tropical Root and Tuber Crops is an authoritative treatment of four important root and tuber crops: cassava. sweet potato, yams, and aroids.

Omics Approaches for Sugarcane Crop Improvement

Omics Approaches for Sugarcane Crop Improvement
Author: Rajarshi Kumar Gaur
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2022-12-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1000810895

In this book, the information encompasses various researchable biotechnology aspects of sugarcane, its genomic structure, diversity, comparative and structural genomics, data mining, etc. This book explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of sugarcane crops, focusing on innovative processes. This book argues in favor of developing an integrated research and development system to strengthen the research and development capabilities of all the areas of sugarcane. Further, it covers the recent trends of sugarcane biotechnology, especially in the next-generation sequencing (NGS) era. This book will be very useful for professors and scientists who are working in the area of sugarcane crops by using molecular biology and bioinformatics. It is also useful for students to use as a reference for their classes or thesis projects. Key features: • Discusses an integral part of molecular biology and pivotal tools for molecular breeding; enables breeders to design cost-effective and efficient breeding strategies for sugarcane • Discusses the harnessing genomics technologies for genetic engineering and pathogen characterization and diagnosis of sugarcane • Provides new examples and problems, added where needed • Provides insight from contributors drawn from around the globe