The Fourth Meeting of the ECPGR Working Group (WG) on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) was held on 29 September to 1 October 2009 in Kusadasi, Turkey, organized by the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute. The meeting was attended by 23 representatives from ECPGR member countries and 7 obse...
Barata, A.M.
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Asdal, A.
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Lipman, E.
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Bioversity International
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European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
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[Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Fourth meeting, 29 September-1 October 2009, Kusadasi, Turkey]
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Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Fourth meeting, 29 September-1 October 2009, Kusadasi, Turkey
The work summarizes both state-of-the-art knowledge and research gaps related to gene flow and introgression between crops and their wild relatives. The information is based on a comprehensive review of the relevant scientific and technical literature. It emphasizes gene transfer from GM crops to...
Partiendo de las lecciones aprendidas en Tercer Congreso Internacional sobre Especies Olvidadas y Subutilizadas: por un África con Seguridad Alimentaria, realizado en Ghana, en septiembre de 2013, esta síntesis de orientación política destaca los roles clave que cumplen las NUS en enfrentar cinco...
Rudebjer, P.G.
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Meldrum, G.
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Padulosi, S.
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Hall, R.
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Hermanowicz, E.
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Bioversity International
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[Haciendo realidad la promesa de las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS): Policy brief]
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Haciendo realidad la promesa de las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS): Policy brief
A new database compiles nutrition information on over 185 neglected and underutilized food species and varieties, researched by partners of the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project, an initiative coordinated by Bioversity International in Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
Gee, E.
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Lauridsen, N.
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[Healthy foods you haven’t heard of (yet): The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Database]
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Healthy foods you haven’t heard of (yet): The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Database
Samarasinghe, W.L.G.
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Samaradiwakara, S.H.M.R.N.P.
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Abeywickrama, K.G.T.A.K.
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Sartaj A.B.
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[Promoting home gardening to enhance conservation and use of agrobiodiversity]
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Promoting home gardening to enhance conservation and use of agrobiodiversity
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Newsletter for the Americas: Volume 6, No.1, July 2000]
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Newsletter for the Americas: Volume 6, No.1, July 2000
Padulosi, S.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Lamers, H.
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Kennedy, G.
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Hunter, D.
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[Horticultural biodiversity to attain sustainable food and nutrition security. Proceedings of the International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture]
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Horticultural biodiversity to attain sustainable food and nutrition security. Proceedings of the International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture
Wild common bean in the Central Valley of Costa Rica: ecological distribution and molecular characterization. This work offers an update on the distribution of wild common bean in Costa Rica. its ecology and molecular characterization. To date 22 populations have been discovered in four watershed...
González Torres, Rosa Inés
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Araya Villalobos, Rodolfo
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Gaitán Solís, Eliana
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Debouck, Daniel G.
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[Wild common bean in the central valley of Costa Rica: Ecological distribution and molecular characterization = Frijol silvestre en el Valle Central de Costa Rica: distribución ecológica y caracterización molecular]
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Wild common bean in the central valley of Costa Rica: Ecological distribution and molecular characterization = Frijol silvestre en el Valle Central de Costa Rica: distribución ecológica y caracterización molecular
Salcedo Castaño, Jesús María
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Debouck, Daniel G.
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[Comparison of stigma areas wild and cultivated forms (landraces and modern cultivars) of Phaseolus vulgaris L.)]
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Comparison of stigma areas wild and cultivated forms (landraces and modern cultivars) of Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Rural populations in developing countries face food insecurity and malnutrition despite being surrounded by extraordinary biodiversity. The international community increasingly recognizes the role of agro-biodiversity and Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) in their contributions to managing risk and build...
Boedecker, J.
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Termote, C.
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Assogbadjo, A.E.
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Damme, Patrick van
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Lachat, C.
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[Dietary contribution of wild edible plants to women's diets in the buffer zone around the Lama forest, Benin - an underutilized potential]
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Dietary contribution of wild edible plants to women's diets in the buffer zone around the Lama forest, Benin - an underutilized potential