Using Wild Genetic Resources for Food and Raw Materials
by
Robert Prescott-Allen, Christine Prescott-Allen
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Tomatoes could not be grown commercially without the help of their wild relatives. A single wild species of rice has helped double rice production in Asia. Wild silk-worms are enabling India to expand its silk industry. A wild carp with resistance to cold has been used to extend Soviet carp production...