Plant Genetic Conservation : The in Situ Approach (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)

Preface. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Text. Part One: Introduction. 1. The Conservation of Botanical Diversity; G.T. Prance. 2. Complementary Conservation Strategies; N. Maxted, et al. Part Two: Theory and Practice of in situ Conservation. 3. Selection of Target Taxa; N. Maxted, J.G. Hawkes. 4. Ecogeographic Surveys; N. Maxted, L. Guarino. 5. Technical and Political Factor Constraining Reserve Placement; J.T. Williams. 6. Plant Population Genetics; M.J. Lawrence, D.F. Marshall. 7. Plant Population Ecology; M. Gillman. 8. Reserve Design; J.G. Hawkes, et al. 9. Management and Monitoring; N. Maxted, et al. 10. Locally Based Crop Plant Conservation; C.O. Qualset, et al. 11. Genetic Conservation Information Management; B.V. Ford-Lloyd, N. Maxted. 12. Estimation of Genetic Diversity; H.J. Newbury, B.V. Ford-Lloyd. 13. Conserving the Genetic Resources of Trees in situ; P. Kanowski, D. Boshier. 14. Integrating Plant and Insect Conservation; V. Keesing, S.D. Wratten. Part Three: Case Studies. 15. The Ammiad Experiment; Y. Anikster, et al. 16. In situ Conservation of Genetic Diversity in Turkey; A. Ertug Firat, A. Tan. 17. Genetic Conservation: a Role for Rice Farmers; M.R. Bellon, et al. 18. Ethiopian in situ Conservation; M. Worede. 19. Peruvian in situ Conservation of Andean Crops; R. Ortega. 20. Central Asian in situ Conservation of Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants; N. Lunyova, T. Ulyanova. 21. Plant Conservation In Situ for Disease Resistance; A. Dinoor, N. Eshed. Part Four: Discussion. 22. A Practical Model for in situ Genetic Conservation; N. Maxted, et al. 24. Towards the Future; G.C. Hawtin, T. Hodgkin. References. Index.