Conservation of Tropical Plant Species

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

H.F. Chin, Barbara Reed, M.N. Normah.

Section I: Conservation Methods

1. Conservation of tropical plant genetic resources - In situ approach -Ramanatha Rao (vramanatharao@gmail.com) and Bhuwon Sthapit

2. Collecting the wild relatives of crops in the tropics - Duncan Vaughan (duncan.vaughan@fao.org), Yasuko Yoshida^, Masaru Takeya and Norihiko Tomooka

3. Seed banks for future generation - H.F. Chin (H.CHIN@cgiar.org), Paul Quek and U.R. Sinniah

4. Pollen cryobanking for tropical plant species - S. Ganeshan (ganeshans77@vsnl.com), P. E. Rajasekharan, B. S. Ravish T. Vasantha Kumar

5. In vitro genebanks for preserving tropical biodiversity - Barbara Reed (reedbm@hort.oregonstate.edu), Sandhya Gupta², and Esther E. Uchendu

6. Cryopreservation - Florent Engelmann (florent.engelmann@ird.fr)

7. Biomarkers from molecules to ecosystems and biobanks to genebanks -

Keith Harding (k.harding-damar@tiscali.co.uk) and Erica Benson (e.benson-damar@tiscali.co.uk)

Section II: Current status

8. Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources - Normah M.N. (normah@ukm.my), S.K. Malik, I. Salma, Makeen A.M.

9. Conservation of orchids the gems of the tropics - Irawati (irawati@indosat.net.id)

10. Conservation of oil palm and coconut genetic resources - Rajanaidu N and Ainul M.M (rnaidu@mpob.gov.my)

11. Conserving tropical leguminous food crops - Ng Nyat Quat (quatng@hotmail.com)

12. Tropical and Subtropical Root and Tuber Crops - David Tay (dt26012012@gmail.com)

13. Cereals - Fiona R. Hay (F.Hay@cgiar.org), N. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton^, Bonnie J. Furman, Hari D. Upadhyaya, K.N. Reddy, S.K. Singh.

14. Diversity & Conservation of Tropical Forestry Species in Southeast Asia - Marzalina Mansor (mzalina@frim.gov.my)

15. The In Vitro Conservation of Plants Native to the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forests - Eduardo da Costa Nunes, Fernanda Kokowicz Pilatti, Cristine Luciana Rescarolli, Erica E. Benson, Ana Maria Viana (amarna@mbox1.ufsc.br),

16. Ex situ conservation of plant genetic resources of major vegetables -Andreas Ebert (andreas.ebert@worldveg.org)

17. Conservation of spices and tree borne oil seed crops - Rekha Chaudhury (rekha@nbpgr.ernet.in) and S.K.Malik

18. Conservation of medicinal plants in the tropics - Neelam Sharma (neelam@nbpgr.ernet.in) and Ruchira Pandey (ruchira@nbpgr.ernet.in)

Section III: Future perspectives

19. Global challenges for agricultural plant biodiversity and international collaboration - Ehsan Dulloo e.dulloo@cgiar.org

20. Major research challenges and directions for future research - Florent Engelmann (florent.engelmann@ird.fr) and Ramanatha Rao

Section II: Current status

8. Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources - Normah M.N. (normah@ukm.my), S.K. Malik, I. Salma, Makeen A.M.

9. Conservation of orchids the gems of the tropics - Irawati (irawati@indosat.net.id)

10. Conservation of oil palm and coconut genetic resources - Rajanaidu N and Ainul M.M (rnaidu@mpob.gov.my)

11. Conserving tropical leguminous food crops - Ng Nyat Quat (quatng@hotmail.com)

12. Tropical and Subtropical Root and Tuber Crops - David Tay (dt26012012@gmail.com)

13. Cereals - Fiona R. Hay
About the Author:

Normah M. Noor, Ph.D., received her B.A. in Biology from Macalester College (Minnesota), her M.S. in Crop Science from Michigan State University and her PhD in Seed Science from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agriculture University of Malaysia). She is a Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia) as well as Director of its Institute of Systems Biology. Her groundbreaking work leading to the development of a technique for the cryopreservation of embryonic axes of rubber represented seminal work in the cryopreservation of recalcitrant seeds. Her research on cryopreservation and conservation of tropical fruit species, particularly of Garcinia, Citrus and Nephelium, has led to the development of techniques for the long-term conservation and micropropagation of these economically (and traditionally) important species.

H.F.Chin Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at University Putra Malaysia and Honorary Fellow of Bioversity International. He obtained four agricultural Sciences degrees from the University of Melbourne, His main interest is in seed conservation and storage, in particular recalcitrant seeds. He served in National and International seed committees such as the National Seed Council, Malaysia, Advisory Committee on Seed Storage of the International Board of Plant Genetic Resources (1981-1992), Chairman of Seed Storage Committee of International Seed Testing Association(1986-1992). Has served 51 years in his career in teaching and research

Barbara M. Reed Ph.D. received her Bachelor of Science in Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Master of Science in Botany and Plant Pathology and Ph.D. in Botany at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Reed is a research scientist with USDA-ARS since 1989.The program goals of her research project encompass development of improved and broadly applicable methods for tissue culture of the temperate fruit, nut and specialty crop germplasm; development of low temperature or other slow-growth storage techniques for in vitro cultures; development of cryopreservation methods to facilitate the storage of clonal germplasm in liquid nitrogen; technology transfer of cryogenic techniques to other genetic resources labs; and evaluation of the genetic stability of in vitro-stored plants and cryopreserved meristems.