People, Plants and Genes: The Story of Crops and Humanity

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People, Plants and Genes: The Story of Crops and Humanity
By Denis J. Murphy
    Publisher:         Oxford University Press, USA   
    Number Of Pages:         384   
    Publication Date:         2007-08-17   
    ISBN-10 / ASIN:         0199207143   
    ISBN-13 / EAN:         9780199207145   
    Binding:         Paperback   
Book Description:
Thisbook provides a comprehensive overview of the complex story ofhuman-plant interactions, from the hunter-gatherers of the PalaeolithicEra, through to the 21st century and the molecular genetic manipulationof crops. It links the latest advances in molecular genetics with the science and
history of plant domestication, the evolution of plant breeding, and the implications of this new knowledge for both the agriculture of today and the future.
Modernsocieties still rely on plants for most of their food needs, not tomention clothing, shelter, medicines and tools. This special relationshiphas tied together people and their plants in mutual dependence for over50,000 years. Yet despite these millennia of intimate contact, peoplehave only
gone on to domesticate and cultivate a few dozen of the tens of thousands of edible plants available. Thanks to the latest genomicstudies, we can now begin to explain how, when, and where some of themost important crops came to be domesticated, and the crucial role ofplant genetics and climatic
change in these processes. Indeed, itwas their unique genetic organisations that ultimately determined whichplants eventually became crops, rather than any conscious decisions bytheir human cultivators.
The book is primarily aimed at geneticists, molecular biologists, biotechnologists, and plant breederswho require a detailed and up-to-date account of modern crop geneticsand genomic research and its wider significance for agriculture.However, the accessible style will appeal to a wider
readership ofagronomists, archaeologists, and even historians, who wish to explorethe many interactions that have shaped the often crucial relationshipsbetween plants and human societies.
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