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Book SynopsisExplores plant biodiversity, its preservation, and its use to develop crops resistant to pests, thereby reducing world-wide use of chemical pesticides.
Trade Review"This is a well presented reference book…The editors have done a marvelous job of selecting the right crops for the discussions in this book…The foreword by Masa Iwanaga is an excellent essay on the economics of stress damage."
--Plant Science
". . . it is essential that the problem of food security be recognized as a challenge facing all of humanity, and that concerted global efforts in agricultural research be intensified. . . . exciting successful examples of effective use of genetic diversity for the development of insect-resistant crops abound. This book provides many such examples, from which we can learn valuable lessons for the effective use of conserved germplasm. The widely applicable lesson is that close, effective, and long-term collaboration is required among different players, including germplasm curators, plant breeders, molecular biologists, entomologists, ecologists, and social scientists."
-Masa Iwanaga, Deputy Director General (Programme), International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy, in the Foreword to this book
Table of ContentsForeword, Masa IwanagaCereal CropsGermplasm Evaluation and Utilization for Insect Resistance in Rice, Elvis A. Heinrichs and Sharron S. QuisenberryThe Value of Conserved Wheat Germplasm Evaluated for Arthropod Resistance, C. Michael Smith, Sharron S. Quisenberry, and Francois du Toit Insect Resistance in Barley Germplasm, David R. Porter, Dolores W. Mornhinweg, and James A. WebsterGenetic Diversity of Sorghum: A Source of Insect-Resistant Germplasm, George L. Teetes, Gary C. Peterson, Kanayo F. Nwanze, and Bonnie B. PendletonLegume CropsBean Germplasm Resources for Insect Resistance, Cesar Cardona and Julia KornegayAssessment of Soybean Germplasm for Multiple Insect Resistance, David J. BoethelGermplasm Resources, Insect Resistance, and Grain Legume Improvement, Stephen L. Clement, Massimo Cristofaro, Susan E. Cowgill, and Susanne Weigand.Alfalfa Germplasm Resources and Insect Resistance, George R. Manglitz and Edgar L. SorensenVegetable CropsVegetable Crops: Search for Arthropod Resistance in Genetic Resources, James D. BarbourRoot and Tuber CropsUtilization of Sweetpotato Genetic Resources to Develop Insect Resistance, Wanda W. Collins , Edward E. Carey, Il-Gin Mok, Paul Thompson, and Zhang Da PengThe Potato: Genetic Resources and Insect Resistance, Kathy L. Flanders, Silvia Arnone, and Edward B. RadcliffeBasic Research and BiotechnologyPlant Genetic Resources for the Study of Insect-Plant Interactions, Sanford D. Eigenbrode and Stephen L. ClementBiotechnological Applications of Plant Genes in the Production of Insect Resistant Crops, Angharad M.R. Gatehouse
