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Soybean genetic resources: diversity, conservation, evaluation and utilization
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104435
Publication year
1990
Authors
Zhou Ming-De
Full Citation
Zhou Ming-De (ed.) (1990) Soybean genetic resources: diversity, conservation, evaluation and utilization. 159 p.
Publication Type
Book
Beans
Beans
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Sago palm, Metroxylon sagu Rottb.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104446
Abstract
The true sago palm, Metroxylon sagu, has been described as mankind's oldest food plant with the starch contained in the trunk used as a staple food in southeast Asia. This booklet provides an overview of existing knowledge of the genus, with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cover the following topics: taxonomy, botanical description, centres of diversity, properties and uses, genetic diversity and folk taxonomy, breeding, production areas,…
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Case studies on access and benefit-sharing
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104449
Publication year
2006
Authors
Lewis-Lettington, R.J.
Mwanyiki, S.
Full Citation
Lewis-Lettington, R.J.; Mwanyiki, S. (eds.) (2006) Case studies on access and benefit-sharing. 167 p. ISBN: 978-92-9043-721-5, ISBN: 92-9043-721-9
Publication Type
Book
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National fruit catalogue of tropical fruit tree diversity (Mangifera, Citrus and Garcinia)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104530
Abstract
The Indian sub-continent is extremely rich in its plant wealth. It is one among the twelve mega diversity centers in the world, and is also one of the eight centers of origin of cultivated plants and areas of diversity of their wild relatives as classified by Vavilov. In order to protect the diversity of Tropical Fruit Tree Genetic Resources (TFTGR) in situ and through on farm conservation through…
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ECOGENLit: Economics literature on plant and livestock genetic resources
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104537
Abstract
On October 23-25, 2003, Bioversity International convened a workshop for the System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) of the CGIAR about ”Managing Agricultural Biodiversity for Sustainable Development,” hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. As an outcome of that workshop, SGRP commissioned a paper assessing the status of valuation methods for crop and livestock components of…
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Conservation of fruit tree diversity in Central Asia: policy options and challenges
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104574
Abstract
Central Asia is one of the most important centres of origin for temperate fruit species, and enjoys very rich specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees. Apple, apricot, peach, pear, plum, grape, almond, pistachio, pomegranate, and fig are among the best known crops cultivated in the region, where the diverse and extreme natural and climatic conditions have helped farmers produce varieties…
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The global diversity of taro: ethnobotany and conservation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104711
Abstract
Taro is a staple crop for several hundred million small farmers and planters throughout the tropical world. Often associated with Asia and Pacific, it is also important in the Americas and Africa. This book explores the diversity of taros and their uses as well as the status of taro genetic resources in all the major geographic regions where it is grown. While new market opportunities and taro's versatility are responsible for…
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Coconut recipes from around the world
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104769
Abstract
This book is the outcome of a joint effort of Bioversity International and COGENT member countries. Being a traditional part of the rural food system and a major source of nutrition for many rural communities, coconut has been combined in various ways with locally available ingredients in cuisines that reflect the local biodiversity. In this book, the authors share 300 ways of using coconut in recipes from 13 coconut-growing countries…
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DNA banks - providing novel options for genebanks?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104772
Abstract
The rapidly expanding study of DNA in so many areas of science has created an odd surplus: the DNA itself. Reasonably easy and inexpensive to store, with established techniques for almost infinite multiplication, the samples of DNA created in laboratories around the world have almost by accident become an important resource for future research. Participants at an IPGRI-organized meeting on The Evolving Role of Genebanks in the Fast-…
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¿Cómo conservan los agricultores sus semillas en el trópico húmedo de Cuba, México y Perú? Experiencias de un proyecto de investigación en sistemas informales de semillas de chile, frijoles y maíz
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104786
Abstract
Este libro presenta los resultados de un proyecto de investigación donde se evaluó la manera como los sistemas locales de semilla abastecen y mantienen los recursos genéticos de los cultivos importantes para los medios de vida de los agricultores en comunidades de escasos recursos ubicadas en la…
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The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104787
Abstract
Maca is an edible root crop of the crucifer family endemic to the Puna of the high Andes in Central Peru around Lake Junin, a chilly plateau at 4000 m altitude. Grown in the late 1980s exclusively in its native area, on no more than 50 ha, maca has experienced over the last years a meteoric rise from an overlooked botanical curiosity to Internet notoriety. In this…
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Evaluation of best practices for landrace conservation: farmer evaluation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104791
Abstract
Traditional farming systems and conservation of local cultivars and associated indigenous knowledge are under threat and growing pressure resulting in genetic erosion of crop diversity. These systems are an essential component of sustainable crop production, household income and human nutrition for many of the poor farmers found in fragile semi-arid ecosystems of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). With the signing of the…
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Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104792
Abstract
Traditional farming systems and conservation of local cultivars and associated indigenous knowledge are under threat and growing pressure resulting in genetic erosion of crop diversity. These systems are an essential component of sustainable crop production, household income and human nutrition for many of the poor farmers found in fragile semiarid ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). With the signing of the…
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Tropical vegetables and their genetic resources
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104798
Abstract
Plant breeding, germplasm conservation and germplasm research in tropical zones and subtropical zones; plant production and consumption of vegetables in Latin America, Africa and Asia; specific reference is made to fruit vegetables, leafy vegetables, cucurbits, allium and brassicas; including a list of agricultural institutions dealing with vegetable germplasm resources.
Publication year
1977…
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Conservacion 2
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104802
Publication year
1985
Authors
Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos
Full Citation
Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos (1985) Conservacion 2. 37 p.
Publication Type
Book
