Diversity and Geography of Cultivated Plants

Editor-in-Chief of this book Karl Hammer, emeritus professor at Kassel University (Germany), is a leading scientist in plant genetic resources (PGR) and agrobiodiversity. His research has focused on taxonomy, plant domestication, ecology, biogeography, conservation and exploitation of PGR in plant breeding. He also performed many studies and conducted missions around the globe. His life activities, knowledge and experience created an excellent background for this book. The book involves a close collaboration with two other editors, Dr. M..E Prez (Cuba) and Prof. C. Long (China), as well as eleven additional contributors from nine countries. The book is dedicated to H. Stubbe, founding director and long-time director of the Institut fr Kulturpflanzenforschung in Gatersleben (Germany).