Conservation of Tropical Plant Species
He served in National and International seed committees such as the National Seed Council, Malaysia, Advisory Committee on Seed Storage of the International Board of Plant Genetic Resources (1981-1992), Chairman of Seed Storage Committee of International Seed Testing Association(1986-1992). Has ser...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2013, 2013
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Tropical Biodiversity: Need for conservation
- Section I: Conservation
- Conservation of tropical plant genetic resources – In situ approach
- Collecting the wild relatives of crops in the tropics
- Seed banks for future generations
- Pollen cryobanking for tropical plant species
- In vitro genebanks for preserving tropical biodiversity
- Cryopreservation
- Biospecimen science for the In Vitro conservation of tropical plants
- Section II: Current status
- Conservation of Fruit Genetic Resources
- Conservation of orchids the gems of the tropics
- Conservation of oil palm and coconut genetic resources
- Current status of conserving tropical leguminous food crops
- Tropical and Subtropical Root and Tuber Crops
- Cereals
- Diversity & Conservation of Tropical Forestry Species in Southeast Asia
- The In Vitro Conservation of Plants Native to the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forests
- Ex situ conservation of plant genetic resources of major vegetables
- Spices and tree borne oil seed crops
- Conservation of medicinal plants in the tropics
- Section III: Future perspectives
- Global challenges for agricultural plant biodiversity and international collaboration
- Major research challenges+ Directions for future research