Can Biospecimen Science Expedite the Ex Situ Conservation of Plants in Megadiverse Countries? A Focus on the Flora of Brazil

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 411-444

  Harding, Keith ^a   Benson, Erica E ^a   Nunes, Eduardo da Costa ^b   Pilatti, Fernanda Kokowicz ^c   Lemos, Juliane ^c   Viana, Ana Maria ^c  

^a Damar Research Scientists   (United Kingdom)

^b EMPRESA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA E EXTENSÃO RURAL DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

biodiversity; genetic resources; germplasm; preservation; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879904497     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2013.800421     Document Type: Article

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