Plant genetic resources and food security
By: editor: Marlena A. Diaz
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781617617324
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture / Melissa D. Ho; title: Crop genetic resources: an economic appraisal / Kelly Day Rubenstein, Paul Heisey, Robbin Shoemaker, John Sullivan, George Frisvold; title: Using genetic tools to combat hunger / Kay Simmons, Steven M. Kappes; title: Rice: improving rice, a staple crop worldwide / Agricultural Research Forum; title: Beans: help for the common bean-genetic solutions for legume problems / Agricultural Research Forum; title: Corn: boosting vitamin a levels in corn to fight hunger / Agricultural Research Forum; title: Potatoes: nutrient-packed and pest-resistant potatoes from ARS research / Agricultural Research Forum.