| Description |
xii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Papers presented at the Second International Workshop on Plant Genetic Resources, held Apr. 17-18, 1989, University of Birmingham, and a general introduction to plant genetic resources. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Plant genetic resources / M.T. Jackson, B.V. Ford-Lloyd - Predicted climate changes under 'greenhouse gas' warming / P.R. Rountree - Aspects of photosynthetic biochemistry and climatic change / H.W. Woolhouse - Ecological effects of climate change on plant populations and vegetation composition with particular reference to the British flora / J.P. Grime - An assessment of the effects of climatic change on agriculture / M.L. Parry, T.R. Carter - Quantitative relations between temperature and crop development and growth / R.H. Ellis ... [et al.] - Effects of changes in climate and physiology around the dry limits of agriculture in the tropics / G.R. Squire - Effects of climatic variations on crop genetic resources and plant breeding aims in West Asia and North Africa / W. Erskine, F.J. Muehlbauer - Is gene conservation under global climate change meaningful? / H.H. Hattemer, H.R. Gregorius - The implications of climatic changes for plant genetic conservation strategies / J.T. Williams - Can genetic resources cope with global warming? / B.V. Ford-Lloyd, M.T. Jackson, M.L. Parry. |
| Subject |
Crops -- Germplasm resources.
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Crops and climate.
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Climatic changes.
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Germplasm resources, Plant.
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Vegetation and climate.
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| Indexed Term |
Plants Genetics Effects of climatic changes |
| Added Author |
Jackson, Michael, 1948-
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Ford-Lloyd, Brian.
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Parry, M. L. (Martin L.)
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International Workshop on Plant Genetic Resources (2nd : 1989 : University of Birmingham)
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| ISBN |
1852931027 |
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9781852931025 |
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