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The global diversity of taro: ethnobotany and conservation
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… - publication
Coconut recipes from around the world
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… - publication
DNA banks - providing novel options for genebanks?
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-… - publication
¿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
¿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… - publication
The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops
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… - publication
Evaluation of best practices for landrace conservation: farmer evaluation
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… - publication
Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies
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… - publication
Tropical vegetables and their genetic resources
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… - publication
Conservacion 2
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 - publication
Las plantas de America 7
Las plantas de America 7 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104803 Publication year 1985 Authors Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos Full Citation Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos (1985) Las plantas de America 7. 47 p. Publication Type Book - publication
Generalidades 1
Generalidades 1 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104805 Publication year 1985 Authors Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos Full Citation Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos (1985) Generdades 1. 22 p. Publication Type Book - publication
Las comunidades lideran su desarrollo
Las comunidades lideran su desarrollo International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54122 Publication year 2015 Authors TF Villarroel Coca D. DÃaz V. Polar S Perry Rubio E Rotondo Dall'Orso Full Citation TF Villarroel Coca et al., 'Las comunidades lideran su desarrollo', Programa Alianzia Cambio Andino, 2015… - publication
Caraterizacion y documentacion 6
Caraterizacion y documentacion 6 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104806 Publication year 1985 Authors Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos Full Citation Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos (1985) Caraterizacion y documentacion 6. 22 p. Publication Type Book - publication
Cuarantena 5
Cuarantena 5 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104808 Publication year 1985 Authors Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos Full Citation Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos (1985) Cuarantena 5. 38 p. Publication Type Book - publication
Muestreo 8
Muestreo 8 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104809 Publication year 1985 Authors Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos Full Citation Consejo International de Recursos Fitogeneticos (1985) Muestreo 8. 22 p. Publication Type Book