Gene Banks and the World's Food

Plucknett, Donald L. Nigel J. H. Smith J. T. Williams and N. Murthi Anishetty

ISBN 10: 0691084386 / ISBN 13: 9780691084381

Edité par Princeton University Press, United States of America, 1987

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A hardback book with both book and jacket in fine condition, dated 1987, First Edition.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Gene Banks and the World's Food
• Éditeur: Princeton University Press, United States of America
• Date de parution: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691084386
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691084381
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine

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Synopsis

Gene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial debate on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest available information on germplasm holdings by crop. They (hen discuss how these holdings are being used to develop better crop varieties for the benefit of people around the world.

Originally published in 1986.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Gene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial debate on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest available information on germplasm holdings by crop. They (hen discuss how these holdings are being used to develop better crop varieties for the benefit of people around the world. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.