Biodiversity in Trust: Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in Cgiar Centres

Book Overview

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an association of agricultural research centres which together represent an important force in genetic conservation of crops and their wild relatives. Under the CGIAR umbrella, the centres are collectively custodians of international genetic resource collections for crops that provide 75 per cent of the world's food energy. This volume considers the status of the key collections,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052159653X
• ISBN13: 9780521596534
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"