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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*A Note on Terminology, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*1. Gene Banks: A Global Resource, pg. 1*2. Seeds in Due Season, pg. 19*3. Plant Collectors and Gene Banks, pg. 41*4. Gene Banks, pg. 72*5. Biotechnology and Genetic Resources, pg. 97*6. Genes in the Bank, pg. 110*7. Gene-Bank Dividends, pg. 142*8. Wild Species: The Wider Gene Pool, pg. 155*9. A Case Study in Rice Germplasm: IR36, pg. 171*10. Global Imperatives, pg. 186*Appendices, pg. 197*Literature Cited, pg. 209*Index, pg. 233
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