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Free radical damage in stored plant germplasm
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104244
Abstract
IBPGR commissioned this report to examine the implications of free radical activity for the safe conservation of plant genetic resources. This report evaluates the role of free radical damage in plant germplasm stored either as a seed or as in vitro (tissue culture) systems under cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen.
Publication year
1990
Authors
Benson, E.E…
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Women farmers and Andean seeds
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104293
Abstract
In rural areas, the conservation and use of plant genetic resources begins with women. As smallholder farmers, women are involved in all areas of the crop cycle from seed selection to planting, harvest, storage and processing. Within the household, women are responsible for food needs and welfare, including the gathering and utilization of food, fodder, fuel, medicinal plants and fibre. In these roles, women often determine which plant resources to conserve…
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The potential for using In Vitro techniques for germplasm collection
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104302
Abstract
This book is the outcome of a meeting of a subcommittee of IBPGR's Advisory Committee on In Vitro Conservation. It considers novel collecting techniques for vegetatively propagated species and material, such as coconut, which present practical problems.
Publication year
1984
Authors
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources…
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Why genetic diversity matters
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104355
Abstract
It is 30 years since IPGRI came into being, as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, under the protective wing of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For all that time, regardless of the focus of its work, IPGRI has taken it as axiomatic that agricultural biodiversity is a good thing. In the beginning, it was the vanishing diversity of locally adapted varieties, fundamentally useful to plant breeders in their efforts to…
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Status report on the development and application of in vitro techniques for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104434
Abstract
This status report describes the existing techniques for in vitro conservation of plant cells, tissues and organs, their current state of the art, present application and existing problems, identifies priority areas for collaborative research, technology development and transfer and proposes a plan of action to address the priority issues identified…
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Report of the Euforgen steering committee, First Meeting, 19-20 November 1995, Sopron, Hungary
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104450
Publication year
1996
Authors
Turok, J.
Palmberg-Lerche, C.
Mátyás, Cs.
Arbez, M.
Frison, Emile A.
Full Citation
Turok, J.; Palmberg-Lerche, C.; Mátyás, Cs.; Arbez, M.; Frison, E. (comps.) (1996) Report of the Euforgen…
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Report of the internally commissioned external review of the CGIAR genebank operations
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104451
Abstract
In 1995 the SGRP commissioned an External Review of the CGIAR Centre Genebank Operations. This review was conducted by a panel and involved 20 experts from national and regional genetic resources programmes, including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The purpose of this review was to assess the technical, scienetific and financial constraints facing the Centre genebanks and to…
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Report of a workshop on wheat genetic resources, 21-23 March 1996, Paris, France
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104455
Publication year
1997
Authors
Gass, T.
Ambrose, M.
Faberová, I.
Le Blanc, A.
Weibull, J.
European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
Full Citation
European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources;…
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Characterisation of wild musa accessions recently introduced to the International Gene Bank
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104492
Abstract
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are one of the most important world trade commodities and are a staple food for millions of people in countries of the humid tropics. The production of bananas is, however, threatened by the rapid spread of various diseases and adverse environmental conditions. The Musa genetic diversity, which is of paramount importance for breeding of resistant cultivars, needs to…
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Infomusa: La revue internationale sur bananiers et plantains: Vol. 14(1)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104890
Abstract
Infomusa is an international journal on bananas and plantains published in English, French and Spanish
Publication year
2005
Authors
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
Full Citation
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and…
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Strategy for regional collaboration 2014-2016 - APFORGEN
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104519
Abstract
More than a thousand tree species in Asia and the Pacific are actively managed, for diverse purposes such as timber, non-timber products and ecosystem services. At the same time, many of the region’s tree species are under threat. Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN) is a programme and network for enhancing the conservation and management of the region’s unique forest genetic resources. This Strategy outlines…
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Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104544
Abstract
Brief description of eight underutilized crops in rural Nepal that have become the focus of efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle and marketplace for farmers and locals in Nepal.
Publication year
2014
Authors
Sthapit, B.
Zucker, J.
Bennett, A.
Bioversity International…
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Cooperating to make the best use of plant genetic resources in West and Central Africa: a regional imperative
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104586
Abstract
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture are a precious heritage of the people of West and Central Africa. The region is endowed with diversified agroecosystems in which crop diversity plays an integral role by contributing to the provision of food and ecosystem services. There is a growing challenge, however, in ensuring that those resources are sustainability used and…
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The impact of participation in Diversity Field Fora on farmer management of millet and Sorghum varieties in Mali
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104643
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Malian farmers have been cultivating millet and sorghum for millennia, but they are slow to adopt and develop modern varieties because it is difficult to observe the difference in yields in their fields, given the challenging local growing conditions. Farmer participatory approaches are therefore recommended. This paper applies an instrumental variables method to survey data…
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Improving nutrition with agricultural biodiversity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104646
Abstract
This guide describes the process and procedures for collecting important information required to assess local farming systems and agrobiodiversity, household food consumption norms and the nutritional status of vulnerable groups within a given population using specific indicators. Additionally, this guide provides a framework for practical implementation of a holistic program that focuses on creating a customized intervention based on…
