Genetic diversity in horticultural plants

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Genetic diversity in horticultural plants

Dilip Nandwani, editor

(Sustainable development and biodiversity / series editor, Kishan Gopal Ramawat, v. 22)

Springer, c2019

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Description

This book in the series "Sustainable Development and Biodiversity" contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading academicians and researchers around the world in the field of horticulture, plant taxonomy, plant biotechnology, genetics and related areas of biodiversity science centered on genetic diversity. This book includes original research reviews (national, regional and global) and case studies in genetic diversity in fruits and vegetables, horticulture, and ecology from sub-tropical and tropical regions. It is unique as it covers a wide array of topics covering global interests and will constitute valuable reference material for students, researchers, extension specialists, farmers and certification agencies who are concerned with biodiversity, ecology and sustainable development.

Table of Contents

  • Section 1: Biology and Phylogenetic Diversity.- 1. Augmentation of Plant Genetic Diversity in Synecoculture: Theory and Practice in Temperate and Tropical Zones
  • Masatoshi Funabashi.- 2. Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism based Phylogenetic Relationships of Heirloom Tomato and Dark Green Vegetable Accessions
  • Ahmad Naseer Aziz.- 3. Molecular and Quantitative Genetics of Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)
  • Mutke Regneri Sven et al.- 4. Sweetpotato Genetic Resources - Today and Tomorrow
  • Robert L. Jarret et al.- Section 2: Genetic Diversity.- 5. Genetic Diversity in Vegetable Crops
  • Dilip Nandwani et al.- 6. The Genetic Diversity of Popular African Leafy Vegetables in Western Kenya
  • Christine Ndinya-Omboko.- 7. Genetic Diversity in African Eggplant: A Key Resource for Improving the Crop
  • Michael Kwabena Osei.- 8. Genetic Diversity in Nutritious Leafy Green Vegetable - Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)
  • Roland Ebel et al.- 9. Genetic Diversity in Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
  • Susan C. Miyasaka et al.- 10. Genetic Diversity in Pitaya
  • Aroldo Cisneros, Noemi Tel-Zur.- 11. Genetic Diversity in Banana
  • Sanjit Debnath et al.- Section 3. Agrobiodiversity Utilization.- 12. The role of agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems design and management
  • Ciaccia Corrado et al.- 13. Induced Genetic Diversity in Banana
  • Suprasanna Penna, Mohan Jain.- 14. Exploration and Utilization of Genetic Diversity in Tomato
  • Michael Kwabena Osei et al.- 15. Agro-biodiversity adaptation in India for resilience to climate change
  • Thomas Abraham et al.- Index.

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  • NCID
    BB29602888
  • ISBN
    • 9783319964539
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cham
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 297 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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