Over the years, farmers have developed a range of production and management practices to conserve and sustainably use tropical fruit species diversity in Asia and elsewhere. These good practices can either be farmers’ own innovations or developed by formal research agencies and further adapted by...
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[The rarest of rare mango in Malihabad: Three hundred genotypes of mango scion grafted in a single tree]
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The rarest of rare mango in Malihabad: Three hundred genotypes of mango scion grafted in a single tree
On-farm (in situ) conservation of cultivated plants refers to the management of landraces/cultivars and the occasionally cultivated wild relatives (as in the case of fruit species like mango) in the very place where they developed their present-day characteristics. Fruit tree varieties and relate...
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Lamers, H.
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Reddy, M.B.C.
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Idris, S.
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Somsri, S.
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Sutrisno Saad, N.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[Empowering community and rural institutions for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of cultivated and wild tropical fruit diversity in Asia]
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Empowering community and rural institutions for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of cultivated and wild tropical fruit diversity in Asia
This flyer gives good insight into the value of mother tree maintenance for a specific rootstock, how it is maintained and used successfully in the field, how it contributes to the livelihoods and well-being of many rural households. The ‘Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tr...
Sthapit, B.
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Hom, S.
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Singh, I.P.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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Lamers, H.
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[Learning from old practices and local farmers to improve and assure rootstock quality of Nagpur mandarin saplings: Performance of Nagpur mandarin buds on Rangpur lime (C. limonia) and Rough lemon (C. jambhiri) rootstock]
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Learning from old practices and local farmers to improve and assure rootstock quality of Nagpur mandarin saplings: Performance of Nagpur mandarin buds on Rangpur lime (C. limonia) and Rough lemon (C. jambhiri) rootstock
This poster describes a selected set of good practices for diversity maintenance that were studied and systematically documented from 36 communities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as part of the ‘Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity: Promoti...
Sthapit, B.
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Lamers, H.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[Good practices for diversity, livelihoods and ecosystem services: what can we learn from tropical fruit farming communities in Asia?]
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Good practices for diversity, livelihoods and ecosystem services: what can we learn from tropical fruit farming communities in Asia?