Evolution, plant breeding and biodiversity

This paper deals with changes in biodiversity during the course of evolution, plant domestication and plant breeding. It shows than man has had a strong influence on the progressive decrease of biodiversity, unconscious at first and deliberate in modern times. The decrease in biodiversity in the agr...

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Main Author: Salvatore Ceccarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Firenze 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development
Online Access:http://www.iao.florence.it/ojs/index.php/JAEID/article/view/28