On germ plasm conservation with special reference to the genus Medicago.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-2886-5_5

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On germ plasm conservation with special reference to the genus Medicago.

Basic life sciences - 1 Jan 2000

von Borstel R C, Lesins K

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As Frankel has indicated, there is ample justification for maintaining international germ plasm centers for preservation of land races and species of a genus; this would appear self-evident on the grounds that extinction involves a permanent loss of gene pools that have required from several cent...

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Cost-Benefit Analysis
Gene Pool
Genetic Techniques
Genotype
Medicago sativa

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