Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm II (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry)
Contributors: L.E. Towill (Editor); Y.P.S. Bajaj (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9783540416760
Subjects: Agriculture & Farming; Biotechnology; Plant ecology; Science/Mathematics; Field Crop Breeding; Technology & Industrial Arts; Agricultural Biotechnology; Technology; Life Sciences - Botany; Germplasm resources, Plant; Flowers; Agriculture - Agronomy; Science / Botany; Agriculture - General; Crops; Cryopreservation; Germplasm resources
First sentence: It has been amply stated that preservation of germplasm is important not only for plant improvement and utilization for food, fiber, medicinal and forest crops, but also for conservation of rare and endangered species (Knutson and Stoner 1989; Falk and Holsinger 1991; Reaka-Kudla et al. 1997).