Biological diversity or biodiversity consists of the diversity of genes and organisms in the
biosphere made up of plants, animals and microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and viruses) …

The chapter presented a treatise on plant genetic resources (PGR) and biodiversity
conservation in Nigeria vis-a-vis the relevance of biotechnological approaches. It showed …

National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) is the national focal
point for Genetic Resources Conservation in Nigeria. These include various plants and …

Genetic resources are crucial for sustaining and promoting the productivity and the
resilience of production systems, in addition to facilitating healthy diets and the delivery of …

The most serious loss of biological diversity occur in the tropics due to explosive growth of
human populations, widespread poverty, growing demand for fuel wood and failure to use …

Over the past decade, advances in agriculture has led to a considerable increase in food
production as a result of the growing population; but this growth has been matched by the …

Nigeria is rich in plant genetic resources (PGR) in natural habitats and diverse crop
landraces/cultivars. The diversity of crops in Nigeria is reducing because diversity loss rate …

This book covers a range of important topics on crop and animal genetics, breeding and
genomics, as well as biodiversity and genetic resources conservation and utilization …

There are rapid changes in worldwide species distribution and abundance especially in the
tropics and subtropics where they occur in abundance relative to other regions of the world …

Reservoirs of variation offered by conserved germplasm are required by plant breeders,
agricultural researchers, research students and farmers for crop selection, improvement and …