Towards the selection of taxa for plant genetic conservation

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-348

  Maxted, N ^a   Hawkes, J G ^a   Guarino, L ^b   Sawkins, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Intl Plant Genetic Rsrc Institute   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Conservation; Methodology; PGR; Priorities; Target taxa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION;

EID: 0030871339     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008643206054     Document Type: Article

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