Broadening the genetic base of crop production / edited by H.D. Cooper, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, and Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada, C. Spillane, Institute for Plant Biology, Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland and T. Hodgkin, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy.
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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, in association with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 2001Copyright date: 2001Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 452 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- Food crops -- Germplasm resources
- Plant genetics
- Gene banks, Plant
- Field Crops, (New March 2000)
- Plant Breeding and Genetics
- Biological Resources (Plant)
- Manihot esculenta
- Musa
- Pennisetum glaucum
- Solanum tuberosum
- Zea mays
- Bananas
- Biodiversity
- Cassava
- Conservation
- Crops
- Germplasm
- Maize
- Millets
- Pearl millet
- Plant breeding
- Plant genetic resources
- Potatoes
- FF005
- FF020
- PP720
- 333.95/34 23
- SB123.3 .B76 2001eb
This book focuses on the previously neglected interface between the conservation of plant genetic resources and their utilization. Only through utilization can the potential value of conserved genetic resources be realized. However, as this book shows, much conserved germplasm has to be subjected to long-term pre-breeding and genetic enhancement before it can be used in plant breeding programmes. The authors explore the rationale and approaches for such pre-breeding efforts as the basis for broadening the genetic base of crop production. Examples from a range of major food crops (pearl millet, maize, potatoes, cassava and Musa) are presented and issues analysed by leading authorities from around the world. Twenty-seven papers are presented in 4 sections: general principles (7 papers), crop case studies (5 papers), population management (8 papers), and other approaches to broadening the genetic base of crops (7 papers). The book is aimed at plant breeders, genetic resource conservation scientists and research managers in agriculture and biodiversity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / M. Duwayri and G. Hawtin -- General Principles -- Broadening the Genetic Base of Crops : an Overview / H.D. Cooper, C. Spillane and T. Hodgkin -- Evolutionary and Genetic Perspectives on the Dynamics of Crop Genepools / C. Spillane and P. Gepts -- Base-broadening : Introgression and Incorporation / W. Spoor and N.W. Simmonds -- Role of Local-level Geneflow in Enhancing and Maintaining Genetic Diversity / J. Berthaud, J.C. Clément, L. Emperaire, D. Louette, F. Pinton, J. Sanou and S. Second -- Regulatory Aspects of Breeding for Diversity / N.P. Louwaars -- Decentralized and Participatory Plant Breeding for Marginal Environments / S. Ceccarelli, S. Grando, A. Amri, F.A. Asaad, A. Benbelkacem, M. Harrabi, M. Maatougui, M.S. Mekni, H. Mimoun, R.A. El-Einen, M. El-Felah, A.F. El-Sayed, A.S. Shreidi and A. Yahyaoui -- Empowering Farmers and Broadening the Genetic Base : Agricultural Research and Resource Management / R. Salazar -- Crop Case Studies -- State of Millet Diversity and its Use in West Africa / O. Niangado -- State of the Use of Maize Genetic Diversity in the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa / S.P. Tallury and M.M. Goodman -- State of the Use of Potato Genetic Diversity / R. Ortiz -- State of the Use of Cassava Genetic Diversity and a Proposal to Enhance it / G. Second and C. Iglesias -- State of the Use of Musa Diversity / S.L. Sharrock, J.-P. Horry and E.A. Frison -- Population Management -- Dynamic Management of Genetic Resources : a 13-year Experiment on Wheat / I. Goldringer, J. Enjalbert, J. David, S. Paillard, J.L. Pham and P. Brabant -- Genetic Base-broadening of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the Nordic Countries / M. Veteläinen and E.A.J. Nissilä -- Evolutionary Changes in Cambridge Composite Cross Five of Barley / K.M. Ibrahim and J.A. Barrett -- Genetic Base-broadening in the West Indies Sugar Cane Breeding Programme by the Incorporation of Wild Species / A.J. Kennedy -- Potential of Genetic Resources and Breeding Strategies for Basebroadening in Beta / L. Frese, B. Desprez and D. Ziegler -- HOPE, a Hierarchical, Open-ended System for Broadening the Breeding Base of Maize / L.W. Kannenberg -- The Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) Project : Private and Public Sector Collaboration / L.M. Pollak and W. Salhuana -- A French Cooperative Programme for Management and Utilization of Maize Genetic Resources / A. Gallais, J.P. Monod and others -- Broadening the Genetic Base of Lentil in South Asia / W. Erskine, S. Chandra, M. Chaudhry, A. Sarker, B. Sharma, M. Tufail and M.C. Tyagi -- Genetic Diversity of Barley : Use of Locally Adapted Germplasm to Enhance Yield and Yield Stability of Barley in Dry Areas / S. Grando, R. von Bothmer and S. Ceccarelli -- Breeding Phaseolus for Intercrop Combinations in Andean Highlands / J.P. Baudoin, F. Camarena, M. Lobo and G. Mergeai -- Improving Potato Resistance to Disease under the Global Initiative on Late Blight / B.R. Trognitz, M. Bonierbale, J.A. Landeo, G. Forbes, J.E. Bradshaw, G.R. Mackay, R. Waugh, M.A. Huarte and L. Colon -- A Mexican Bean Breeding Programme for Comprehensive Horizontal Resistance to all Locally Important Pests and Diseases / R. García Espinosa, R.A. Robinson, P. Ramírez Vallejo, F. Castillo González and F. Romero Rosales -- The Impact of Decentralized and Participatory Plant Breeding on the Genetic Base of Crops / J.R. Witcombe -- Base-broadening for Client-oriented Impact : Insights Drawn from Participatory Plant Breeding Field Experience / L. Sperling, J. Ashby, E. Weltzien, M. Smith and S. McGuire.
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