Conservation of Tropical Plant Species - Normah, M.N.; Chin, H.F.; Reed, Barbara M.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Preface -- Introduction -- Tropical Biodiversity: Need for conservation -- Section I: Conservation -- Conservation of tropical plant genetic resources - In situ approach -- Collecting the wild relatives of crops in the tropics -- Seed banks for future generations -- Pollen cryobanking for tropical plant species -- In vitro genebanks for preserving tropical biodiversity -- Cryopreservation -- Biospecimen science for the In Vitro conservation of tropical plants -- Section II: Current status -- Conservation of Fruit Genetic Resources -- Conservation of orchids the gems of the tropics --  Conservation of oil palm and coconut genetic resources --  Current status of conserving tropical leguminous food crops -- Tropical and Subtropical Root and Tuber Crops -- Cereals --  Diversity & Conservation of Tropical Forestry Species in Southeast Asia --  The In Vitro Conservation of Plants Native to the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forests -- Ex situ conservation of plant genetic resources of major vegetables -- Spices and tree borne oil seed crops --  Conservation of medicinal plants in the tropics -- Section III: Future perspectives -- Global challenges for agricultural plant biodiversity and international collaboration -- Major research challenges+ Directions for future research.
Keywords: Conservation biology; Ecology .; Plant science; Botany; Plant physiology; Plant systematics; Plant taxonomy; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Plant Sciences; Plant Physiology; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.