Darwin's harvest: new approaches to the origins, evolution, and conservation of crops
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231133166
Date de publication :
4 janv. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Addresses concerns that we are losing the diversity of crop plants that provide food for most of the world. This book discusses how economic development, loss of heirloom varieties and wild ancestors, and modern agricultural techniques have endangered the genetic diversity needed to keep agricultural crops vital and capable of adaptation.