Plant Genetic Resources of EthiopiaJan Engels, J. G. Hawkes, M. Worede Cambridge University Press, 21 mars 1991 - 383 pages One of the world centers of crop evolution and origin, Ethiopia has long been recognized as an important area of diversity for several major and various minor crops. Based on an international conference held in Addis Ababa, this book describes how plant genetic diversity in Ethiopia is of vital importance in breeding new varieties of crops with desirable characteristics, such as increased resistance to pests and diseases and greater adaptation to heat and drought. The three main sections in the book consider the Ethiopian center of diversity, germ plasm or genetic material collection and conservation in Ethiopia, and the evaluation and utilization of Ethiopian genetic resources. A broad range of food and feed crops and plants of medicinal and industrial importance are discussed, both at a national and international level. A brief account of conservation strategies and gene bank problems unique to Ethiopia is also given. The importance of Ethiopia's plant genetic resources to world agriculture has been demonstrated on more than one occasion. Plant breeders, geneticists, and botanists throughout the world will, therefore, find this unique book a valuable source of information and an essential reference work. |
Table des matières
An Ethiopian perspective on conservation and utilization | 3 |
The Ethiopian gene centre and its genetic diversity | 27 |
Crops with wild relatives found in Ethiopia | 42 |
Diversity of the Ethiopian flora | 75 |
42 | 81 |
Plants as a primary source of drugs in the traditional health | 101 |
Traditional aromatic and perfume plants in central Ethiopia | 114 |
Spice germplasm in Ethiopia | 123 |
Crop germplasm multiplication characterization evaluation | 258 |
Evaluation methods and utilization of germplasm of annual | 268 |
Evaluation and utilization of Ethiopian forage species | 278 |
Improvement of indigenous durum wheat landraces in | 288 |
Use of germplasm resources in breeding wheat for disease | 296 |
Indigenous barley germplasm in the Ethiopian breeding | 303 |
The role of Ethiopian sorghum germplasm resources in the | 315 |
Germplasm evaluation and breeding work on teff Eragrostis | 323 |
A diversity study in Ethiopian barley | 135 |
contacts through sorghum | 160 |
Konso agriculture and its plant genetic resources | 169 |
Theory and practice of collecting germplasm in a centre | 189 |
Documentation at PGRCE | 235 |
Germplasm evaluation with special reference to the role of | 247 |
genetic resources and their utilization | 329 |
a vital resource for the plant breeder | 344 |
Significance of Ethiopian coffee genetic resources to coffee | 354 |
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Use of Ethiopian germplasm in national and international | 360 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia J. M. M. Engels,J. G. Hawkes,M. Worede Aucun aperçu disponible - 2008 |
Plant Genetic Resources of Ethiopia J. M. M. Engels,J. G. Hawkes,John Gregory Hawkes,M. Worede Aucun aperçu disponible - 1991 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
abyssinica Addis Ababa administrative regions Africa agronomic altitude Ameha areas Arsi barley Brassica Brassica carinata breeders breeding programme cent centre of diversity cereals characterization characters chickpea coffee conservation Cufodontis cultivars cultivated Debre Zeit descriptors developed disease resistance Engels Eragrostis tef Eritrea Ethio Ethiopia evaluation faba bean farmers finger millet Flora of Ethiopia flowering forage forest Gamo Gofa gene genebank genetic diversity genetic erosion Genetic Resources Centre/Ethiopia genotypes germplasm germplasm accessions germplasm collections Gondar grain grown Guizotia abyssinica Harerge Harlan Hawkes highlands Holetta hybridization ICRISAT ILCA important improvement India indigenous injera International introduction Kefa Konso landraces leaf legumes lentil lines linseed mainly material Mengesha noog oil crops PGRC/E Plant Genetic Resources population production pulse crops rust sample screening seed selection sesame Shewa Sidamo soil spice storage Table teff Tigray tion tree trials Trifolium Tropical types utilization variation varieties Vavilov vegetable wild species Worede yield