The publication is aimed at curators and other genebank staff. It is meant to be a discussion guide, to provide ideas and suggestions on how management procedures can be improved, and to point to possible implications of a given management procedure. It does not aim to provide a definitive theory...
Sackville Hamilton, N.R.
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Engels, J.M.M.
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Hintum, T.J.L. van
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Koo, B.
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Smale, M.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Accession management: Combining or splitting accession as a tool to improve germplasm management efficiency]
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Accession management: Combining or splitting accession as a tool to improve germplasm management efficiency
Plant species that are vegetatively propagated, that have long life cycles and/or produce nonorthodox seeds are traditionally maintained in field collections. Maintaining plants in the field is costly and carries high risks of loss; therefore, the strategies and procedures employed to establish a...
Reed, B.M.
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Engelmann, F.
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Dulloo, M.E.
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Engels, J.M.M.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Technical guidelines for the management of field and in vitro germplasm collections]
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Technical guidelines for the management of field and in vitro germplasm collections
The initiative to bring experts together to discuss the consequences of changes in the roles and responsibilities of genebanks led to this publication. It is hopes that the ideas put forward lead to more critical balanced and creative approach towards genebank operations on the part of genebank c...