Introduction to Horticultural Biodiversity

Description

The theme “horticultural biodiversity conservation for livelihood and nutritional security in the era of Anthropocene and climate change”. The book highlights both theoretical and practical exposure on the scientific aspects of horticultural genetic resource conservation and management to expedite their use for nutritional and livelihood security. Horticultural, both a science and an art, deals with intensive crops of high-value plants. Horticultural crops include food plants such as vegetables, fruits and nuts, but also spices and medicinal plants and flowers and other ornamental plants. The origin of this book to involve the intensification of agricultural activities, the emergence of home gardens and the domestication of numerous plant species. Horticultural plant biodiversity contributes to the cultural, historical and economic viability of rural areas and is part of human heritage. This special issue of horticulture, “origins, biodiversity & protection of horticultural plants: latest advance and prospects”, aims to illustrate horticultural biodiversity, its origin, conservation and new perspectives under global change.