Native Biodiversity: A Strategic Resource to Accelerate Bioeconomy Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) comprise one of the regions with the largest endowments of natural capital in the world due to its great diversity and specific endemism. For this region, natural resources are usually the basis of its economy. Howeve
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icultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery
Agricultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery
Pablo A. Chong David J. Newman • Douglas A. Steinmacher Editors
Agricultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery
Editors Pablo A. Chong ESPOL Polytechnic University Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL, Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador (CIBE) Guayaquil, Ecuador
David J. Newman Newman Consulting LLC Wayne, PA, USA
ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida (FCV) Guayaquil, Ecuador Douglas A. Steinmacher Vivetech Agrociências Marechal Cândido Rondon, PR, Brazil Vitroplan Agrociências Eldorado, SP, Brazil
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To Adriana, Abigail, Emily, Daynet, Paloma, David, Douglas, and the entire CIBE-ESPOL team and In memory of Wilmer Omar Moposita Llundo
Preface
Food security, crop protection, biodiversity, and human and environmental health are among the main needs and concerns of modern society. Biotechnology and life sciences represent constantly evolving areas that are key for the rational use of natural resources. These resources are indispensable for the development of society. This book presents memoirs of the IV International Biotechnology and Biodiversity Congress held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2018, as extent works and reviews on the trend of agricultural and forestry biotechnology, molecules and materials biodiscovery, ethnomedicine, environmental impact,
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