Download or read book Neglected Crops written by J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About neglected crops of the American continent. Published in collaboration with the Botanical Garden of Cord�ba (Spain) as part of the Etnobot�nica92 Programme (Andalusia, 1992)

Download or read book Biological Control in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Joop C. van Lenteren and published by CABI. This book was released on 2019-12-21 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book summarizes the history of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. Few publications provide historical detail and the records are, therefore, fragmented until now. By bringing information together in this book, we offer a more complete picture of important developments in biological control on this continent. There are a wealth of text, tables and references about the history of such projects, and which were succesful and which failed. This will help plan future biocontrol projects. An overview is provided of the current situation in biological control for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, revealing an astonishing level of practical biological control applied in the regio, making it the largest area under biological control worldwide. The final part describes new developments and speculates about the future of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Download or read book A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean written by Eric Dinerstein and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approach; Major ecosystem types, major habitat types, and ecoregions of LAC; Conservation status of terretrial ecoregions of LAC; Biological distinctiveness of territorial ecoregions of LAC at different biogeographic scales results; Integrating biological distinctiveness and conservation status; Conservation assessment of mangrove ecosystems.

Download or read book Transport in Plants I written by M.H. Zimmermann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When WILHELM RUHLAND developed his plan for an Encyclopedia of Plant Physiol ogy more than three decades ago, biology could still be conveniently subdivided into classical areas. Even within plant physiology, subdivisions were not too difficult to make, and general principles could be covered sufficiently in the two introductory volumes of the Encyclopedia on the physical and chemical basis of cell biology. But the situation changed rapidly even during the 12-year publication period of the Encyclopedia (1955-1967). The new molecular direction of genetics and structural research on biopolymers had an integrating effect on all other biological fields, including plant physiology, and it became increasingly difficult to keep previously distinct areas separated. RUHLAND'S overall plan included 18 volumes and about 22,000 pages. It covered the entire field of plant physiology, in most cases from the very beginning. But, as each volume appeared, it was clear that its content would soon be outdated.

Download or read book Speciation and Its Consequences written by Daniel Otte and published by Sinauer Associates, Incorporated. This book was released on 1989 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Banana Genomics and Transgenic Approaches for Genetic Improvement written by Sukhada Mohandas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bananas and plantains are among the most important food and cash crops in the world. They are cultivated in more than 135 countries, across the tropics and subtropics, with an annual global production of ca. 130 million metric tonnes. Though bananas are one of the most important components of food security in many developing countries, banana production is threatened by both abiotic and biotic stresses. These include a wide range of diseases and pests, such as bunchy top virus, burrowing nematodes, black Sigatoka or black leaf streak, Fusarium wilt, etc. In recent years, considerable progress has been made and several biotechnological and genomic tools have been employed to help understand and unravel the mysterious banana genome. Molecular and genomic studies have helped to decipher the Musa genome and its evolution. Genetic linkage map and whole genome sequencing of both Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana (progenitors of cultivated banana) have completely changed the way of thinking and the approach on banana crop improvement. Whole-genome sequencing has helped to improve the selection of quantitative traits such as yield, as well as the selection of optimal parents for developing required hybrids in breeding programs. Gene isolation and the analysis of mutants have helped in the characterization of genes of agronomic value and the associated regulatory sequences. With the advent of molecular markers and new statistical tools, it is now possible to measure the diversity, identify genes and useful alleles linked to important agronomic traits. Further these alleles can be incorporated into cultivars through marker assisted selection or through transgenic approach. Transgenic approaches are potential tools for direct transfer of these genes into popular cultivars, which are generally not amenable for conventional breeding techniques, in specific with crops such as bananas which are sterile, triploid and heterozygous thereby making it difficult to reconstruct the recurrent genotypes in banana. Transgenic techniques thus have helped overcome the difficulty of working with sterile, triploid banana crop. In the last five years, enormous amount of new information and techniques have been generated for banana. A comprehensive book entitled “Banana: Genomics and Transgenic Approaches for Genetic improvement” on banana genomics, latest transgenic technologies and tools available for improved crop development in banana will address all these requirements.

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Forests written by Steven P. Churchill and published by New York Botanical Garden Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountain plants, Andes Region.

Download or read book Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants written by T. K. Lim and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book continues as volume 6 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other by-products, or as vegetables, cereals, spices, stimulant, edible oils and beverages. It covers selected species from the following families: Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Schisandraceae, Solanaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Urticaceae, Vitaceae and Winteraceae. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, conservationists, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts and uses; botany; nutritive and pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and research findings; nonedible uses; and selected references.

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Download or read book Principles of Animal Taxonomy written by George Gaylord Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crop Improvement written by Khalid Rehman Hakeem and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The improvement of crop species has been a basic pursuit since cultivation began thousands of years ago. To feed an ever increasing world population will require a great increase in food production. Wheat, corn, rice, potato and few others are expected to lead as the most important crops in the world. Enormous efforts are made all over the world to document as well as use these resources. Everybody knows that the introgression of genes in wheat provided the foundation for the “Green Revolution”. Later also demonstrated the great impact that genetic resources have on production. Several factors are contributing to high plant performance under different environmental conditions, therefore an effective and complementary use of all available technological tools and resources is needed to meet the challenge.

Download or read book The Prehistory of the Tehuacan Valley written by Tehuacan Archaeological-Botanical Project and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Environmental and subsistence. v.2. Nonceramic artifacts. v.3.- Ceramica. v.4. Chromology and irrigation.- v.5. Excavations and reconnaissance.

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Download or read book Manual para el cultivo de hortalizas Familia Umbel feras written by Hernán Pinzón Ramírez and published by Produmedios. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las huertas caseras constituyeron el entorno principal en el cual se desarrolló la horticultura nacional, si bien con el paso del tiempo, paralelo al crecimiento de la población y su consecuente demanda, se fueron ampliando en explotaciones de diferentes tamaños. En la actualidad, el sector de la producción de hortalizas en Colombia ha adquirido cada día más importancia, y presenta grandes posibilidades de expansión, debido principalmente al crecimiento en su demanda efectiva con base al comprobado cambio de las tendencias alimentarias de la población por productos que, como las hortalizas, tienen grandes propiedades nutricionales (escasas calorías y aportes de vitaminas y minerales) y propiedades medicinales comprobadas científicamente. El incremento en el consumo de hortalizas en Colombia es un reto y una oportunidad para aportar mejor salud, nutrición y calidad de vida a los consumidores, aparte de los beneficios que conlleva en la generación de empleo. Naturalmente, esta demanda debe ser correspondida con una oferta de excelente calidad, producto de desarrollos tecnológicos en producción y poscosecha que el país puede mostrar a propios y extraños.

Download or read book Manual para el cultivo de hortalizas Familia Solan ceas written by Gustavo Adolfo Ligarreto Moreno and published by Produmedios. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las huertas caseras constituyeron el entorno principal en el cual se desarrolló la horticultura nacional, si bien con el paso del tiempo, paralelo al crecimiento de la población y su consecuente demanda, se fueron ampliando en explotaciones de diferentes tamaños. En la actualidad, el sector de la producción de hortalizas en Colombia ha adquirido cada día más importancia, y presenta grandes posibilidades de expansión, debido principalmente al crecimiento en su demanda efectiva con base al comprobado cambio de las tendencias alimentarias de la población por productos que, como las hortalizas, tienen grandes propiedades nutricionales (escasas calorías y aportes de vitaminas y minerales) y propiedades medicinales comprobadas científicamente. El incremento en el consumo de hortalizas en Colombia es un reto y una oportunidad para aportar mejor salud, nutrición y calidad de vida a los consumidores, aparte de los beneficios que conlleva en la generación de empleo. Naturalmente, esta demanda debe ser correspondida con una oferta de excelente calidad, producto de desarrollos tecnológicos en producción y poscosecha que el país puede mostrar a propios y extraños

Download or read book Manual para el cultivo de hortalizas Familia Alli ceas written by Hernán Pinzón Ramírez and published by Produmedios. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La fruticultura es, sin duda alguna, una de las actividades más emocionantes del ámbito agrícola. En todas las épocas, las frutas han jugado un papel muy importante en la nutrición del hombre. El hombre logró aprovechar las distintas especies silvestres y crear a través del fitomejoramiento continuo variedades más grandes y con mejores cualidades. Los antiguos romanos sabían sobre la poda, el injerto y el raleo de frutos, pero no comprendían porqué estas prácticas eran benéficas; sin embargo, aun ahora no existen explicaciones adecuadas para fenómenos de incompatibilidad de injertos y de resistencia a enfermedades. La fruticultura es descrita como una mezcla armónica de ciencia y arte, basándose, además en el conocimiento de la fisiología de la planta, en los conocimientos de otros campos como la geografía, la climatología, la meteorología, la edafología, la química, la física, la nutrición, la genética, la patología, la entomología, la economía, la comercialización y el manejo de los recursos naturales.