Genebank standards for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

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"Well-managed genebanks both safeguard genetic diversity and make it available to breeders. The Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture lay down the procedures for conserving plant genetic resources. These voluntary Standards set the benchmark for current scientific a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014.
Edition:Print [revised] edition.
Subjects:
Gene banks, Plant > Standards.
Germplasm resources, Plant > Storage > Standards.
Physical Description:xi, 166 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Underlying principles
  • Standards : structure and definitions
  • Genebank standards for orthodox seeds
  • Field genebank standards
  • Genebank standards for in vitro culture and cryopreservation
  • Annex 1: List of acronyms
  • Annex 2: Glossary.