Crop Germplasm Diversity: The Role of Gene Bank Collections in Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change

Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 495-506

  Snook, Laura K ^a   Dulloo, M Ehsan ^a   Jarvis, Andy ^b,c   Scheldeman, Xavier ^a   Kneller, Margaret ^a,d  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agricultural biodiversity; Climate change; Crops; Gene banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886574248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470960929.ch34     Document Type: Chapter

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