Agrobiodiversity management for food security : a critical review /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Lenné, Jillian M. (Editor), Wood, D. (David), 1939- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
Subjects:	Agrobiodiversity. Food security. Agricultural Economics. Biological Resources (General) Food Economics, (New March 2000) Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002) Meteorology and Climate. Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000) Plant Breeding and Genetics. Policy and Planning. Agricultural policy. Biodiversity. Climatic change. Environmental policy. Food crops. Genetically engineered organisms. Improved varieties. Management. Plant genetic resources. Plants. Transgenic plants. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Agrobiodiversity revisited / J.M. Lenné and D. Wood
Food security and agrobiodiversity management / J.M. Lenné
Agrobiodiversity management and the origins of agriculture / D. Wood
Crop introduction and agrobiodiversity management / D. Wood
Utilization of crop diversity for food security / J.M. Lenné and D. Wood
Impact of introduction of modern varieties on crop diversity / J.R. Witcombe, K.D. Joshi, D.S. Virk and B.R. Sthapit
Transgenics can enhance crop-diversity : under certain circumstances / J. Gressel
Management of crop-associated biodiversity above-ground / J.M. Lenné
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning below-ground / T.W. Kuyper and K.E. Giller
Agrobiodiversity conservation policy : a "tragedy of errors" / D. Wood and J.M. Lenné
Can the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) approach ensure future food security? / D. Wood and J.M. Lenné
Agrobiodiversity management for climate change / R. Ortiz
Agricultural revolutions and their enemies : lessons for policy makers / J.M. Lenné and D. Wood.