Jackson, Ford-Lloyd, and Parry present this research compilation on climate change, plants, and conservation of genetic resources to help respond to upcoming challenges particularly in the area of agriculture and food security. The first chapter introduces the concept of genetic resources and their role in preserving agricultural adaptability, with the second chapter presenting a range of conservation strategies. Chapters 3-5 outline current climate projections and likely effects on food production, both globally and regionally, followed by a chapter on international cooperation and social organization to serve the goal of preserving biodiversity. The book then returns to conservation strategies in more detail, devoting two chapters to preservation of crop wild relatives and farm practices for maintaining diversity. Germplasm collections, the role of recently proliferating -omics techniques, and control over meiotic recombination are covered. Finally five chapters discuss specific environmental stressors that will require a response strategy: high temperatures, drought, unusual salinity conditions, flooding, and changes in insect prevalence. Distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
This book addresses the current state of climate change predictions, and how climate change will affect conservation and use of crop germplasm, both ex situ and in situ. Examples of germplasm research related to 'climate change threats' are also highlighted.
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