Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding:: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice

by Melinda Smale

Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice responds to concerns about the loss of valuable genetic resources and crop vulnerability arising from widespread cultivation of genetically uniform varieties. It assembles a series of applied studies focusing on the fundamental economic issues related to genetic diversity in crop species, with special reference to developing countries. By presenting the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792383680
• ISBN13: 9780792383680
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"