Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice responds to concerns about the loss of valuable genetic resources and crop vulnerability arising from widespread cultivation of genetically uniform varieties. It assembles a series of applied studies focusing on the fundamental economic issues related to genetic diversity in crop species, with special reference to developing countries. By presenting the results of initial economic investigations of diversity in the world's three major food crops (wheat, maize, and rice),this volume furthers the understanding of the economic context in which crop breeders make use of genetic resources and their diversity. Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice responds to current concerns about the loss of valuable genetic resources and crop vulnerability arising from the widespread cultivation of genetically uniform varieties. Previous work by economists in the study of biodiversity has been largely theoretical and has emphasized species diversity. In contrast, this book offers concrete steps in methods and conceptual development, providing an annotated catalog of the tools used to measure and value genetic diversity. The book will appeal to international agricultural research institutions, to international development organizations and NGOs, and to students and professors in departments of agricultural and resource economics who are concerned with the problem of biodiversity.
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There is no novelty in the idea that biological diversity among plant and animal species and genetic diversity among subspecies are essential to scientific advance and the future of human society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
collaborative plant breeding, major maize types, rainfed lowland ecosystem, breeding lag, estimated gross benefits, optimal collection size, wheat gene banks, cultivating traditional varieties, gene bank operations, marginal accessions, septoria tritici leaf blotch, latent diversity, benefit streams associated, seed selection practices, wheat diversity, growing traditional varieties, varietal turnover, genetic resource use, varietal replacement, rice diversity, facto conservation, maize accessions, irrigated ecosystem, different parental combinations, enhancing genetic diversity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yaqui Valley, United States, López Mateos, Punjab of Pakistan, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, University of California, International Rice Research Institute, Economic Botany, New York, Alfredo Chaves, Agricultural Values of Plant Genetic Resources, International Food Policy Research Institute, Economics Working Paper, Sierra de Santa Marta, Academic Press, Latin America, Quarterly Journal of Economics, University of Minnesota, Cambridge University Press, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Genetic Resources Information Network, Genetic Vulnerability of Major Crops, Monte Carlo, New Delhi New!
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There is no novelty in the idea that biological diversity among plant and animal species and genetic diversity among subspecies are essential to scientific advance and the future of human society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
collaborative plant breeding, major maize types, rainfed lowland ecosystem, breeding lag, estimated gross benefits, optimal collection size, wheat gene banks, cultivating traditional varieties, gene bank operations, marginal accessions, septoria tritici leaf blotch, latent diversity, benefit streams associated, seed selection practices, wheat diversity, growing traditional varieties, varietal turnover, genetic resource use, varietal replacement, rice diversity, facto conservation, maize accessions, irrigated ecosystem, different parental combinations, enhancing genetic diversity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yaqui Valley, United States, López Mateos, Punjab of Pakistan, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, University of California, International Rice Research Institute, Economic Botany, New York, Alfredo Chaves, Agricultural Values of Plant Genetic Resources, International Food Policy Research Institute, Economics Working Paper, Sierra de Santa Marta, Academic Press, Latin America, Quarterly Journal of Economics, University of Minnesota, Cambridge University Press, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Genetic Resources Information Network, Genetic Vulnerability of Major Crops, Monte Carlo, New Delhi New!
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