000 00731nam a2200133Ia 4500
080 _a16.05.01 H8515
100 _aHoward, Patricia
245 _aMajor importance of 'minor' resources : women and plant biodiversity
260 _bInternational Institute for Environment and Development
_aLondonGB
_c2003
300 _a24 p.
520 _aDescribes how women predominate in plant biodiversity management in their roles as housewives, plant gatherers, homegardeners, herbalists, seed custodians and informal plant breeders. Looks at how gender bias affects scientific knowledge of the plant world and how this in turn affects our ability to shape that world in ways that we desire.\n
583 _c12/29/03
_kJOYD
942 _cM
_mH8515
999 _c25357
_d25357