The Diversity of Crop Plants / J. G. Hawkes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawks, J. G., author.

Series:

John M. Prather Lecture Series in Biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Field crops--Evolution.

Field crops--Varieties.

Germplasm resources, Plant.

Plant varieties.

Plants, Cultivated--Evolution.

Local Subjects:

Field crops--Evolution.

Field crops--Varieties.

Germplasm resources, Plant.

Plant varieties.

Plants, Cultivated--Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. The Nature of Cultivated Plants

2. The Origins of Agriculture

3. The Study of Crop Plant Evolution and Dispersal

4. The Evidence of Crop Plant Diversity

5. The Value of Diversity to the Breeder

6. The Exploration and Storage of Crop Plant Diversity

7. Global Strategies for Conserving and Utilizing the Genetic Heritage of Plants

Appendix. Abbreviations of Organizations. References. Index

Appendix. IBPCR Revised Priorities for Crops and Regions (Including, with the Name of the Crop, Wild and Cultivated Genera and Species). (IBPGR, 1981b)

Abbreviations of Organizations

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-18355-X

OCLC:

1013960744