Biotechnology of Neglected and Underutilized Crops

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jain, Shri Mohan (Editor), Dutta Gupta, S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

The world food supply depends on few crops species, termed as ‘major crops’. Almost 95% of the world food requirement is met by 30 plant species. There is a great need to broaden the exploitation of the plant genetic diversity in order to avoid dependence on few food crops. The neglected crops categ...