Plant Genetic Resources: A Review of Current Research and Future Needs

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M. Ehsan Dulloo (Bioversity International, Italy) Dr Chikelu Mba (Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources Team – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy))

Plant Genetic Resources

A Review of Current Research and Future Needs

M. Ehsan Dulloo (Bioversity International, Italy), Dr Chikelu Mba (Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources Team – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy)), Dr Kent Nnadozie (Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy)) , Dr Melinda Smale (Michigan State University)

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
23 March 2021

Plant reproduction & propagation; Agricultural science

Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

""It is likely that Plant genetic resources will become the essential methods manual to facilitate their international exchange and local dissemination. It may well become the standard reference for researchers at universities, institutes, government departments and plant nurseries for many years. It provides an indispensable contribution as a handbook for plant collectors."" (Plant Science Bulletin - Botanical Society of America)

Maintaining and benefitting from plant genetic diversity are key challenges facing agriculture. Challenges include a narrowing genetic base for many key crops, the loss of landraces and wild varieties with agricultural intensification and urbanisation, and the need to develop the role of existing gene banks from repository of genetic diversity to enablers of the flow of germplasm and genetic information for breeding more robust varieties.

Plant genetic resources: A review of current research and future needs surveys the wealth of research addressing these challenges and the opportunity for a more integrated, global approach to protecting and leveraging plant genetic diversity for a more sustainable agriculture. The book assesses ways of valuing and monitoring plant genetic diversity and discusses advances in in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving plant genetic diversity. The book concludes by reviewing ways of enhancing the use of plant genetic diversity, including participatory plant breeding programmes and more effective seed systems.

With its eminent editor and range of international expertise, Plant genetic resources: A review of current research and future needs will be a standard reference for university and other researchers studying crop genetic resources and breeding, staff managing genebanks and germplasm collections, government and other agencies regulating the collection, storage and exchange of germplasm, as well as companies involved in crop breeding.

By: M. Ehsan Dulloo (Bioversity International Italy)
Contributions by: Dr Chikelu Mba (Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources Team – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy)), Dr Kent Nnadozie (Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy)), Dr Melinda Smale (Michigan State University), Dr Nelissa Jamora (Global Crop Diversity Trust)
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 100
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 642g
ISBN: 9781786764515
ISBN 10: 1786764512
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 23 March 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr M. Ehsan Dulloo is Principal Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. He is also co-Leader of the Genetic Diversity Cluster in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas. He has previously served as Senior Policy Officer, Plant Genetic Resources, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He was the lead author of the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report, FAO first and second State of the World Reports on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and, more recently, lead author of Chapter 2.2 Status and Trends - Nature in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Report. He won the World Bank 2009 Development Marketplace Award on Climate Adaptation. Dr Dulloo has published widely on biodiversity and the conservation of genetic resources. Mr Michael Way is responsible for the Americas region collaborations that contribute to Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Partnership global seed banking goals. As an ecologist, he develops and shares expertise in the sampling and ex situ conservation of genetic diversity as part of integrated strategies. He is currently developing seed conservation projects and related capacity-building in Mexico and the Andean region.