Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth

Yielding fruits and palm hearts, peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) was a staple food crop for many pre-Columbian Amerindian communities in the lowland humid neotropics. The gene pool of cultivated peach palm and its wild relatives is rich in diversity but is subject to genetic erosion creating an urgent...

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Autores principales: Mora-Urpí, J., Weber, John C., Clement, C.R.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104964
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Clement, C.R.
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description Yielding fruits and palm hearts, peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) was a staple food crop for many pre-Columbian Amerindian communities in the lowland humid neotropics. The gene pool of cultivated peach palm and its wild relatives is rich in diversity but is subject to genetic erosion creating an urgent need to sample and conserve germplasm. This booklet provides an overview of existing knowledge of the genus with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cover the following topics: taxonomy and distribution, botanical description, uses and properties, origin and domestication, genetic diversity, collecting and evaluation, breeding, propagation, agronomy, production areas, commercial potential, limitations and future prospects. An appendix presents details of institutions and scientists managing gene banks and conduction research on peach palm. (Abstract © CAB ABSTRACTS, CAB International)
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spelling CGSpace1049642025-11-05T07:46:26Z Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth Mora-Urpí, J. Weber, John C. Clement, C.R. plant genetic resources geographical distribution species plant breeding biodiversity agronomy taxonomy botany uses plant products chemical composition Yielding fruits and palm hearts, peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) was a staple food crop for many pre-Columbian Amerindian communities in the lowland humid neotropics. The gene pool of cultivated peach palm and its wild relatives is rich in diversity but is subject to genetic erosion creating an urgent need to sample and conserve germplasm. This booklet provides an overview of existing knowledge of the genus with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cover the following topics: taxonomy and distribution, botanical description, uses and properties, origin and domestication, genetic diversity, collecting and evaluation, breeding, propagation, agronomy, production areas, commercial potential, limitations and future prospects. An appendix presents details of institutions and scientists managing gene banks and conduction research on peach palm. (Abstract © CAB ABSTRACTS, CAB International) 1997 2019-10-15T15:43:55Z 2019-10-15T15:43:55Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104964 en Open Access application/pdf Mora-Urpí, J.; Weber, J.C.; Clement, C.R. (1997) Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth. Promoting the Conservation and Use of Underutilized and Neglected Crops n.20, 83 p. ISBN: 978-92-9043-347-7, ISBN: 92-9043-347-7
spellingShingle plant genetic resources
geographical distribution
species
plant breeding
biodiversity
agronomy
taxonomy
botany
uses
plant products
chemical composition
Mora-Urpí, J.
Weber, John C.
Clement, C.R.
Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth
title Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth
title_full Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth
title_fullStr Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth
title_full_unstemmed Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth
title_short Peach palm, Bactris gasipaes Kunth
title_sort peach palm bactris gasipaes kunth
topic plant genetic resources
geographical distribution
species
plant breeding
biodiversity
agronomy
taxonomy
botany
uses
plant products
chemical composition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104964
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