Banking seed: Use and value in the conservation of agricultural diversity

Science as Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-395

  van Dooren, Thom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Genebanks; Nature; Plant genetic resources (PGR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864637984     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430902873975     Document Type: Article

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