Coconut Biotechnology: Towards the Sustainability of the 'Tree of Life' (PDF)
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Widely known as the 'tree of life', coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) provides a bountiful source for making a wide variety of healthy foods and industrial items. Its cultivation, however, has been encountering seriously destructive issues including lethal diseases and natural adversities which are currently distressing livelihoods of millions of small-holder farmers around the world. There is an urgent mandate to resolve these issues by meeting sustainable seedling production, facilitating genetic conservation, as well as developing disease identification and modern breeding. This book introduces improvements in coconut biotechnology by covering the advances in micropropagation, germplasm conservation, and molecular pathogenic diagnosis. This comprehensive volume will be a useful source of information and references to researchers, graduate students, agricultural developers, and scholars in the plant sciences. In order to benefit general readers, the book also covers fundamental aspects of biology, diversity, and evolution of this marvelous palm species.
Mike Foale conducted 10 years of agronomic research into coconut production in the Solomon Island commencing in 1959, as the agronomist of the Joint Coconut Research Scheme shared by Levers Plantations (Unilever) and the Solomons government. The successful Maren hybrid was released in the 1970s. He was also a Coconut Consultant to ACIAR from 1983 until 1992, and later joined the
Quang Thien Nguyen is currently an academic at the School of Biotechnology, International University of Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City. Dr Nguyen has been part of international research projects regarding coconut mass propagation and improvement. Obtained a PhD from the University of Queensland in clonal propagation of elite coconut varieties, Dr Nguyen has been fully committed to the sustainable developement of the 'Tree of Life'. His research has been published in recognised plant-related research journals, including Planta, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, and others. Also, he delivered talks at multiple international conferences and provided technical training for needful countries over the past few years. His present endeavour is focused on improving plant tissue culture techniques that enable large-scale and affordable production of coconut planting materials, as well as strategic conservation of elite germplasms.
Julianne Biddle grew up on a cattle farm in Central Queensland, Australia and has experience working in science, agriculture, science communication and project management. Dr Biddle has a Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology, Evolution and Genetics from the Australian National University (ANU), Honours in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a Bachelor of Science with Advanced Studies, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biological Sciences. Dr Biddle's most recent research at the University of Queensland has focussed on coconut biotechnology and demand-led plant breeding in Africa. Dr Biddle is newly appointed in the role of Director Multilateral Engagement, Research Strategy, at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and is also the Alternate Member from Australia on the CGIAR System Council.
- 2020, 1st ed. 2020, 282 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Steve Adkins, Mike Foale, Roland Bourdeix, Quang Nguyen, Julianne Biddle
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 3030449882
- ISBN-13: 9783030449889
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.06.2020
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