Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
H.F. Chin, Barbara Reed, M.N. Normah.
Section I: Conservation Methods
1. Conservation of tropical plant genetic resources - In situ approach -Ramanatha Rao ([email protected]) and Bhuwon Sthapit
2. Collecting the wild relatives of crops in the tropics - Duncan Vaughan ([email protected]), Yasuko Yoshida, Masaru Takeya and Norihiko Tomooka
3. Seed banks for future generation - H.F. Chin ([email protected]), Paul Quek and U.R. Sinniah
4. Pollen cryobanking for tropical plant species - S. Ganeshan ([email protected]), P. E. Rajasekharan, B. S. Ravish T. Vasantha Kumar
5. In vitro genebanks for preserving tropical biodiversity - Barbara Reed ([email protected]), Sandhya Gupta2, and Esther E. Uchendu
6. Cryopreservation - Florent Engelmann ([email protected])
7. Biomarkers from molecules to ecosystems and biobanks to genebanks -
Keith Harding ([email protected]) and Erica Benson ([email protected])
Section II: Current status
8. Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources - Normah M.N. ([email protected]), S.K. Malik, I. Salma, Makeen A.M.
9. Conservation of orchids the gems of the tropics - Irawati ([email protected])
10. Conservation of oil palm and coconut genetic resources - Rajanaidu N and Ainul M.M ([email protected])
11. Conserving tropical leguminous food crops - Ng Nyat Quat ([email protected])
12. Tropical and Subtropical Root and Tuber Crops - David Tay ([email protected])
13. Cereals - Fiona R. Hay ([email protected]), N. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, Bonnie J. Furman, Hari D. Upadhyaya, K.N. Reddy, S.K. Singh.
14. Diversity & Conservation of Tropical Forestry Species in Southeast Asia - Marzalina Mansor ([email protected])
15. The In Vitro Conservation of Plants Native to the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forests - Eduardo da Costa Nunes, Fernanda Kokowicz Pilatti, Cristine Luciana Rescarolli, Erica E. Benson, Ana Maria Viana ([email protected]),
16. Ex situ conservation of plant genetic resources of major vegetables -Andreas Ebert ([email protected])
17. Conservation of spices and tree borne oil seed crops - Rekha Chaudhury ([email protected]) and S.K.Malik
18. Conservation of medicinal plants in the tropics - Neelam Sharma ([email protected]) and Ruchira Pandey ([email protected])
Section III: Future perspectives
19. Global challenges for agricultural plant biodiversity and international collaboration - Ehsan Dulloo [email protected]
20. Major research challenges and directions for future research - Florent Engelmann ([email protected]) and Ramanatha Rao
Section II: Current status
8. Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources - Normah M.N. ([email protected]), S.K. Malik, I. Salma, Makeen A.M.
9. Conservation of orchids the gems of the tropics - Irawati ([email protected])
10. Conservation of oil palm and coconut genetic resources - Rajanaidu N and Ainul M.M ([email protected])
11. Conserving tropical leguminous food crops - Ng Nyat Quat ([email protected])
12. Tropical and Subtropical Root and Tuber Crops - David Tay ([email protected])
13. Cereals - Fiona R. Hay
Synopsis
The book is designed to provide a review on the methods and current status of conservation of the tropical plant species. It will also provide the information on the richness of the tropical plant diversity, the need to conserve, and the potential utilization of the genetic resources. Future perspectives of conservation of tropical species will be discussed. Besides being useful to researchers and graduate students in the field, we hope to create a reference for a much wider audience who are interested in conservation of tropical plant diversity.