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Book SynopsisThe case for conserving biodiversity is well established on economic as well as scientific grounds. Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development, adaptation to a changing environment and the continued functioning of the biosphere - indeed, to human survival itself. Plant breeders are dependent upon the availability of a large pool of diverse genetic material represented by local races and wild relatives, since in themselves modern crop varieties provide too restricted a genepool for further breeding. Without the ability to draw from a diverse genetic reservoir, further improvement may not be possible. It is therefore essential that guidance is available on collecting plant germplasm. In recent years it has become evident that there is no single publication that provides the prospective collector of plant germplasm with generic as well as specific, and theoretical as well as practical, information. It was to fill this gap that the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Table of Contents1: A brief history of plant germplasm collecting 2: Legal issues in plant germplasm collecting 3: An introduction to plant germplasm exploration and collecting: planning,methods and procedures, follow-up, J M M Engels et al. 4: Assessing the threat of genetic erosion, L Guarino 5: A basic sampling strategy: theory and practice, A H D Brown and D RMarshall 6: Strategies for the collecting of wild species, R von Bothmer and O Seberg 7: Classifications of intraspecific variation in crop plants, P Hanelt and KHammer 8: Information on previous plant germplasm collecting, M C Perry and EBettencourt 9: Published information on the natural and human environment, G C Aurichtet al. 10: Published information on wild plant species, H D V Prendergast 11: Aids to taxonomic identification, N Maxted and R Crust 12: Secondary sources on cultures and indigenous knowledge systems, L Guarino 13: Bibliographic databases for plant germplasm collectors, J A Dearing and LGuarino 14: Ecogeographic surveys, N Maxted et al. 15: Mapping the ecogeographic distribution of diversity, L Guarino 16: Geographic information systems and remote sensing for plant germplasmcollectors, L Guarino 17: Plant health and germplasm collectors, E A Frison and G V H Jackson 18: Collecting plant genetic resources and documenting associated indigenousknowledge in the field: a participatory approach, L Guarino and E Friis-Hansen 19: Gathering and recording data in the field, H Moss and L Guarino 20: Collecting and handling seeds in the field, R D Smith 21: Collecting vegetatively propagated crops (especially roots and tubers), ZHuaman et al. 22: Collecting vegetative material of forage grasses and legumes, N RSackville Hamilton and K H Chorlton 23: Collecting woody perennials, FAO Forest Resources Division 24: Collecting in vitro for genetic resources conservation, L AWithers 25: Collecting pollen for genetic resources conservation, F A Hoekstra 26: Collecting Rhizobium, Frankia and mycorrhizal fungi, R A Date 27: Collecting herbarium vouchers, A G Miller and J A Nyberg 28: Processing of germplasm, associated material and data, J A Toll 29: Reporting on germplasm collecting missions, J A Toll and H Moss 30: Collecting tropical forages, R Reid 31: Surveying Mangifera in the tropical rain-forests in Southeast Asia, JM Bompard 32: Collecting Andean root and tuber crops (excluding potatoes) in Ecuador, RCastillo and M Hermann 33: Collecting the Musa genepool in Papua New Guinea, S Sharrock 34: Collecting the rice genepool, D A Vaughan and T T Chang 35: Collecting wild species of Arachis, J F M Valls et al. 36: Collecting rare plants in Florida 37: KENGO’s Genetic Resources Conservation Project 38: Collecting by the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research atGatersleben
