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245 0 4 _aThe genetic diversity of cacao and its utilization
_h[electronic resource]
_cEdited by B. G. D. Bartley.
250 _a1
260 _aWallingford UK
_bCABI Publishing
_c2005
264 1 _aWallingford UK
_bCABI Publishing
_c2005
300 _a341pp.;
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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347 _bPDF
490 1 _aCABI Books
520 _aThe cacao (Theobroma cacao) plant is an important Neo-Tropical species whose natural habitat is the Amazon basin. Over the last 30 years there has been a considerable geographical expansion in the availability of cacao genetic resources. As a result the plant has a rich genetic diversity that exists at two levels: that of the primitive populations in the area of original distribution of the species, and that of the derived cultivated populations. This book provides a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the diversity of the species. It starts by examining the diversity and inheritance of the characteristics of primitive populations in the Amazonian and Caribbean regions. It then looks at the evolution of diversity within cultivated populations first in South America and around the Caribbean, and then beyond the Americas. The book describes the inter-relationships between populations based on morphological and molecular markers. It also examines the conservation of genetic resources and how these genetic resources can be utilized to produce new cultivars.
653 0 0 _aTheobroma
653 0 0 _agenetic markers
653 0 0 _aeudicots
653 0 0 _aAmerica
653 0 0 _aangiosperms
653 0 0 _aWest Indies
653 0 0 _agenetic diversity
653 0 0 _aeukaryotes
653 0 0 _aMalvaceae
653 0 0 _ainheritance
653 0 0 _acocoa
653 0 0 _aCaribbean
653 0 0 _aSpermatophyta
653 0 0 _aAmazonia
653 0 0 _aplant genetic resources
653 0 0 _aconservation
653 0 0 _aSouth America
653 0 0 _aTheobroma cacao
653 0 0 _aMalvales
653 0 0 _aevolution
653 0 0 _aplants
700 1 _aBartley, B. G. D.
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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