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Genetic Diversity and Erosion in Plants

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Editors:
  1. M.R. Ahuja

    1. Zobel Forestry Associates, New Paltz, USA

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  2. S. Mohan Jain

    1. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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  • Provides a timely overview of gene erosion in endangered species
  • Outlines biotechnological tools that provide a clear scenario of the loss of genetic material in species
  • Offers a unique combination of biotechnology, genetics, and biodiversity
  • Written by world authorities in their subjects
  • The only book of its type in this format
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (SDEB, volume 8)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Genetic Diversity, Erosion, and Conservation in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

    • Claude Bakoumé
    Pages 1-33

  3. Genetic Diversity, Genetic Erosion, and Conservation of the Two Cultivated Rice Species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) and Their Close Wild Relatives

    • Ahmadi Nourollah
    Pages 35-73

  4. Genetic Diversity and Erosion in Berries

    • Samir C. Debnath
    Pages 75-129

  5. Genetic Erosion of Phoenix dactylifera L.: Perceptible, Probable, or Possible

    • Abdullah A. Jaradat
    Pages 131-213

  6. The Genetic Diversity, Conservation, and Use of Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.)

    • Carlos Bernard Moreno Cerqueira-Silva, Fábio Gelape Faleiro, Onildo Nunes de Jesus, Elisa Susilene Lisboa dos Santos, Anete Pereira de Souza
    Pages 215-231

  7. Genetic Diversity and Erosion in Hevea Rubber

    • P. M. Priyadarshan
    Pages 233-267

  8. Estimating Genetic Erosion in Threatened Conifers: The Example of Picea chihuahuana Martínez

    • Christian Wehenkel, Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, Juan Pablo Jaramillo-Correa
    Pages 269-284

  9. Genetic Erosion and In Situ Conservation of Lima Bean (Phaseolus Lunatus L.) Landraces in Mesoamerican Diversity Center

    • Jaime Martínez-Castillo, Filogonio May-Pat, Luciana Camacho-Pérez, Rubén H. Andueza-Noh, Félix Dzul-Tejero
    Pages 285-306

  10. Agrobiodiversity: The Importance of Inventories in the Assessment of Crop Diversity and Its Time and Spatial Changes

    • Miguel Ângelo Almeida Pinheiro de Carvalho, Penelope J. Bebeli, Ana Maria Barata da Silva, Eliseu Bettencourt, Jan Jacek Slaski, Sónia Dias
    Pages 307-335

  11. Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Olive Genetic Resources

    • Concepción M. Díez, Juan Moral, Diego Barranco, Luis Rallo
    Pages 337-356

  12. Genetic Diversity, Genetic Erosion, Conservation of Genetic Resources, and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants

    • B. R. Rajeswara Rao
    Pages 357-407

  13. Genetic Diversity, Erosion, and Population Structure in Cotton Genetic Resources

    • Narayanan Manikanda Boopathi, Lucia Vieira Hoffmann
    Pages 409-438
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About this book

Genetic erosion is the loss of genetic diversity within a species. It can happen very quickly, due to catastrophic events, or changes in land use leading to habitat loss. But it can also occur more gradually and remain unnoticed for a long time. One of the main causes of genetic erosion is the replacement of local varieties by modern varieties. Other causes include environmental degradation, urbanization, and land clearing through deforestation and brush fires. In order to conserve biodiversity in plants, it is important to targets three independent levels that include ecosystems, species and genes. Genetic diversity is important to a species’ fitness, long-term viability, and ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Chapters in this book are written by leading geneticists, molecular biologists and other specialists on relevant topics on genetic erosion and conservation genetic diversity in plants. This divisible set of two volumes deals with a broad spectrum of topics ongenetic erosion, and approaches to biodiversity conservation in crop plants and trees. Volume 1 deals with indicators and prevention of genetic erosion, while volume 2 covers genetic diversity and erosion in a number of plants species. These two volumes will also be useful to botanists, biotechnologists, environmentalists, policy makers, conservationists, and NGOs working to manage genetic erosion and biodiversity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Zobel Forestry Associates, New Paltz, USA

    M.R. Ahuja

  • University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    S. Mohan Jain

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