Broadening the genetic bases of crop production/ 
edited by H.D. Cooper, C. Spillane, and T. Hodgkin. 
 - New York:  CABI Pub.,  2001. 
 - xxii, 452 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>a: Foreword, M Duwayri and G Hawtinb: <br/>Preface, D Cooper, C Spillane and T Hodgkin<br/>PART ONE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES<br/>1: Broadening the genetic base of crops: an overview, D Cooper, T Hodgkin and C Spillane<br/>2: Evolutionary and genetic perspectives on the dynamics of crop genepools, C Spillane and P Gepts<br/>3: Base broadening: introgression and incorporation, B Spoor and N Simmonds<br/>4: The role of local level gene flow in enhancing and maintained genetic diversity, J Berthaud et al.<br/>5: Regulatory aspects of breeding for diversity, N Louwaars<br/>6: Decentralized and participatory plant breeding for marginal environments, S Ceccarelli et al.<br/>7: Empowering farmers and broadening the genetic base: agricultural research and resource management, R Salazar<br/><br/>PART TWO: CROP CASE STUDIES<br/>8: The state of millet diversity and its use in West Africa, O Niangado<br/>9: State of the use of maize genetic diversity in the USA and sub-Saharan Africa, S P Tallury and M M Goodman<br/>10: The state of use of potato genetic diversity, R Ortiz<br/>11: The state of use of cassava genetic diversity and a proposal to enhance it, G Second and C Iglesias<br/>12: State of use of Musa diversity, S Sharrock and E Frison<br/><br/>PART THREE: POPULATION MANAGEMENT<br/>13: Dynamic management of genetic resources: a 13 year experiment on wheat, I Goldringer et al.<br/>14: Genetic base broadening of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the Nordic countries, M Vetelainen and E A J Nissila<br/>15: Evolutionary changes in Cambridge Composite Cross Five of barley, K M Ibrahim and J A Barrett<br/>16: Genetic base broadening in the West Indies Sugar Cane Breeding Program by the incorporation of wild species, A J Kennedy<br/>17: Potential of genetic resources and breeding strategies for base broadening in Beta, L Frese, B Desprez, and D Ziegler<br/>18: HOPE, a hierarchical, open-ended system for broadening the breeding base of maize, L Kannenberg<br/>19: The germplasm enhancement of maize (GEM) project: Private and public sector collaboration, L Pollak and W Salhuana<br/>20: A French cooperative program for management and utilization of maize genetic resources, A Gallais, J P Monod, and others<br/><br/>PART FOUR: OTHER APPROACHES TO BROADENING THE GENETIC BASE OF CROPS<br/>21: Broadening the genetic base of lentil in South Asia, W Erskine et al.<br/>22: Genetic diversity of barley: use of locally adapted germplasm to enhance yield and yield stability of barley in dry areas, S Grando, R Von Bothmer, S Ceccarelli<br/>23: Breeding Phaseolus for intercrop combinations in the Andean highlands, J P Baudoin, F Camarena and M Lobo<br/>24: Improving potato resistance to disease under the Global Initiative on Late Blight, T Bodo, R Trognitz, M Bonierbale, J A Landeo, G Forbes, J E Bradshaw, G R Mackay, R Waugh, M A Huarte, and L Colon<br/>25: A Mexican bean breeding program for comprehensive horizontal resistance to all locally important pests and diseases, R G Espinosa, R A Robinson, P R Vallejo, F C Gonzalez and F R Rosales<br/>26: The impact of decentralized and participatory plant breeding on the genetic base of crops, J Witcombe<br/>27: Base broadening for client-oriented impact, L Sperling et al. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780851994116 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plant genetics<br/>Food crops--Germplasm resources<br/>Gene banks, Plant
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>631  / COO/B