by TJMotley (Author)
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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 03 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 0231133162
ISBN 13: 9780231133166