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Book SynopsisGene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial debate on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest available information on germplasm holdings by crop. They (hen discuss how these holdings are being
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*A Note on Terminology, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*1. Gene Banks: A Global Resource, pg. 1*2. Seeds in Due Season, pg. 19*3. Plant Collectors and Gene Banks, pg. 41*4. Gene Banks, pg. 72*5. Biotechnology and Genetic Resources, pg. 97*6. Genes in the Bank, pg. 110*7. Gene-Bank Dividends, pg. 142*8. Wild Species: The Wider Gene Pool, pg. 155*9. A Case Study in Rice Germplasm: IR36, pg. 171*10. Global Imperatives, pg. 186*Appendices, pg. 197*Literature Cited, pg. 209*Index, pg. 233
