Conservation and Utilization of Horticultural Genetic Resources
暫譯: 園藝遺傳資源的保育與利用
Rajasekharan, P. E., Rao, V. Ramanatha
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2019-07-10
- 售價: $7,160
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $6,802
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 680
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 9811336687
- ISBN-13: 9789811336683
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商品描述
The conservation of crop genetic resources is one of the important elements in efforts to sustainably increase agricultural production in low-income countries, and to guarantee long-term food security, especially for the low-income population groups in these countries. Horticultural crops, as high-value crops, have an important role to play in revitalizing rural economies and can add significantly to national economies. Moreover, horticulture provides more than twice the number of jobs compared to traditional cereal crop production, and the shifting of conventional agriculture towards high-value horticulture has increased employment opportunities in developing countries.
To exploit this potential, researchers need a vast array of horticultural genetic resources and information on new traits. Horticultural crops, which are only a part of PGRFA (Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture), are characterized by a wide and varied range of species. In fact, there are five major horticultural crop groups: fruit and nut crops, vegetables, food legumes, roots and tubers, and lastly the ornamental and medicinal group.
In this context, the present book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of conservation and utilization of horticultural genetic resources, addressing contemporary approaches to conservation in connection with different technologies, including biotechnological approaches as practised in India and in some cases, globally. It includes a brief chapter on the unique nature of horticultural genetic resources, providing a rationale for viewing them as being distinct from field crop genetic resources. Subsequent chapters share insights on protocols for the conservation of selected horticultural crops ex situ, and focus on the increased need to complement these efforts with in situ conservation approaches. Geospatial tools are also briefly described, emphasizing their utility with regard to mapping and managing resources.
The book also explores the wild gene pool in horticulture crops; discusses legal aspects related to horticultural genetic resources and biotechnological aspects; and describes the key aspects of sustainable management and replenishment. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for all horticulturists, graduate students, researchers, policymakers, conservationists, and NGOs engaged in horticulture in particular and biodiversity in general.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
作物遺傳資源的保護是可持續增加低收入國家農業生產的重要元素之一，並且對於保證長期的糧食安全，特別是針對這些國家的低收入人口群體，具有重要意義。園藝作物作為高價值作物，在振興農村經濟方面扮演著重要角色，並且能顯著增強國家經濟。此外，與傳統穀物作物生產相比，園藝業提供的就業機會是其兩倍以上，傳統農業向高價值園藝業的轉變在發展中國家增加了就業機會。
為了發揮這一潛力，研究人員需要大量的園藝遺傳資源和新性狀的信息。園藝作物僅是農業和食品的植物遺傳資源（PGRFA）的一部分，其特徵是物種範圍廣泛且多樣化。事實上，園藝作物主要分為五大類：水果和堅果作物、蔬菜、食品豆類、根莖類作物，以及最後的觀賞和藥用作物組。
在這個背景下，本書提供了對園藝遺傳資源保護和利用現狀的全面概述，探討了與不同技術相關的當代保護方法，包括在印度及某些全球範圍內實施的生物技術方法。書中還包括一章簡要介紹園藝遺傳資源的獨特性，提供了將其視為與田間作物遺傳資源不同的理由。隨後的章節分享了對選定園藝作物的ex situ保護協議的見解，並著重於補充這些努力的in situ保護方法的需求增加。書中還簡要描述了地理空間工具，強調其在資源映射和管理方面的實用性。
本書還探討了園藝作物中的野生基因庫；討論了與園藝遺傳資源和生物技術相關的法律方面；並描述了可持續管理和補充的關鍵方面。鑒於其範圍，本書為所有園藝學家、研究生、研究人員、政策制定者、保護主義者以及特別從事園藝和一般生物多樣性工作的非政府組織提供了寶貴的資源。
作者簡介
Dr. P.E.Rajasekharan is a Principal Scientist at the ICAR Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bangalore. Dr. Rajasekharan completed his PhD in in vitro conservation of threatened medicinal plants at the Department of Botany, Bangalore University and is known for his contributions to the area of Plant Genetic Resources, i.e. in vitro conservation and cryopreservation of horticultural crops. In addition, he has developed globally applicable cryopreservation protocols for the conservation of nuclear genetic diversity (NGD) in pollen of important vegetable, ornamental and endangered medicinal species. He currently teaches courses on Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture. Dr. Rajasekharan has more than 175 articles and two books to his credit. He is an expert reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals, and sits on the editorial board of several others. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources and Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy.
Dr V. Ramanatha Rao holds a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. Dr Rao has worked on various aspects of plant genetic resource conservation and the utilization of different crop and forestry species, initially at the global level and later more specifically focusing on plant genetic resources in Asia, the Pacific and Oceania. He started his work on genetic resources of groundnut at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT, 1976-1989) and established the largest groundnut genetic resources collection. He subsequently worked at the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources/International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IBPGR/IPGRI), presently Bioversity International, Rome (1989-2007). He was an Honorary Research Fellow with Bioversity International from 2008 to 2014. In the course of various programmes and projects, Dr Rao has enriched the global knowledge base on plant genetic diversity; conservation and use methods of tropical fruits, underutilized crops, forest genetic resources; ex situ and in situ (on-farm) conservation; use of plant genetic resources to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor; use of modern technologies for genetic diversity studies; enhancing the utilization of conserved germplasm; and human resource development projects. He has helped in either establishing or improving national plant genetic resources programmes in several countries throughout Asia. In addition to teaching and serving as an editor for a number of international peer-reviewed journals, he has over 300 publications, including several books, to his credit.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Dr. P.E. Rajasekharan 是印度農業研究院（ICAR）班加羅爾園藝研究所的首席科學家。Rajasekharan 博士在班加羅爾大學植物學系完成了有關受威脅藥用植物的in vitro 保存的博士學位，並因其在植物遺傳資源領域的貢獻而聞名，即園藝作物的in vitro 保存和冷凍保存。此外，他還為重要的蔬菜、觀賞植物和瀕危藥用物種的花粉核遺傳多樣性（NGD）保存開發了全球適用的冷凍保存協議。他目前教授植物遺傳資源和農業知識產權的課程。Rajasekharan 博士擁有超過 175 篇文章和兩本書的著作。他是幾本國際同行評審期刊的專家審稿人，並擔任其他幾本期刊的編輯委員會成員。他是印度植物遺傳資源學會和印度被子植物分類學會的會員。
Dr. V. Ramanatha Rao 擁有來自新德里印度農業研究所（IARI）的遺傳學和植物育種博士學位。Rao 博士曾在植物遺傳資源保護和不同作物及林木物種的利用方面工作，最初在全球層面，後來更具體地專注於亞洲、太平洋和大洋洲的植物遺傳資源。他於 1976 年至 1989 年在國際半乾旱熱帶作物研究所（ICRISAT）開始了對花生遺傳資源的研究，並建立了最大的花生遺傳資源收藏。隨後，他在國際植物遺傳資源理事會/國際植物遺傳資源研究所（IBPGR/IPGRI，現為羅馬的 Bioversity International）工作（1989-2007）。他於 2008 年至 2014 年擔任 Bioversity International 的榮譽研究員。在各種計劃和項目的過程中，Rao 博士豐富了全球對植物遺傳多樣性的知識基礎；熱帶水果、未充分利用作物、森林遺傳資源的保護和利用方法；ex situ 和 in situ（農場內）保護；利用植物遺傳資源改善農村貧困者的生計；利用現代技術進行遺傳多樣性研究；提高保存的種質利用；以及人力資源發展項目。他幫助在亞洲多個國家建立或改善國家植物遺傳資源計劃。除了教學和擔任多本國際同行評審期刊的編輯外，他還擁有超過 300 篇出版物，包括幾本書籍。
