Policy and institutional frameworks for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources might be in place in many countries although with a variable degree of effectiveness and efficiency. In particular, the performance of existing organizations and institutions at the management and legal le...
Engels, J.M.M.
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Kiambi, D.
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Watts, J.
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Zoungrana, I.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Strengthening policy and institutional framework for conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources: National programmes and networks as strategic tools, 1-10 October 2002, Zschortau, Germany: Proceedings of an international workshop]
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Strengthening policy and institutional framework for conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources: National programmes and networks as strategic tools, 1-10 October 2002, Zschortau, Germany: Proceedings of an international workshop
We need to understand the past if we are to manage the future; it is therefore necessary to analyze why humans suddenly became sedentary, practised agriculture and evolved civilizations. Wheat and barley together with lentil were among the earliest crops to be domesticated in the arc of land that...
Damania, A.B.
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Valkoun, J.
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Willcox, G.
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Qualset, C.O.
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
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[The origins of agriculture and crop domestication: Proceedings]
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The origins of agriculture and crop domestication: Proceedings
In August, 1997, IPGRI, organized a workshop on how to develop tools and procedures of data collections and analyses for its ongoing global in situ conservation programme in the nine partner countries. In the workshop scientists, project leaders and researchers of various disciplines from the nin...
Jarvis, Devra I.
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Hodgkin, T.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Strengthening the scientific basis of in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity on-farm. Options for data collecting and analysis: Proceedings of a workshop to develop tools and procedures for in situ conservation on-farm, 25-29 August 1997, Rome, Italy]
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Strengthening the scientific basis of in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity on-farm. Options for data collecting and analysis: Proceedings of a workshop to develop tools and procedures for in situ conservation on-farm, 25-29 August 1997, Rome, Italy
Following an introduction to the INIBAP International Musa Testing Program (IMTP), papers on banana and plantain improvement presented at this conference are grouped into 5 sections: target diseases of the IMTP Phase II (4 papers), germplasm transfer (3), conventional breeding for disease resista...
Jones, D.R.
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[The improvement and testing of Musa: a global partnership: Proceedings of the First Global Conference of the International Musa Testing Program, 27-30 April 1994, La Lima, Honduras]
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The improvement and testing of Musa: a global partnership: Proceedings of the First Global Conference of the International Musa Testing Program, 27-30 April 1994, La Lima, Honduras
These proceedings of the workshop held 15-17 May, 1996 in Pokhara, Nepal focus on the roles of three important non-timber forest products-bamboo, rattan and medicinal plant-in the development of mountain areas of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya and beyond. The scope of this workshop encompassed the whole...
Karki, M.
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Rao, A.N.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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Williams, J.T.
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[The role of bamboo, rattan & medicinal plants in mountain development: Proceedings of a workshop, 15-17 May 1996, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal]
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The role of bamboo, rattan & medicinal plants in mountain development: Proceedings of a workshop, 15-17 May 1996, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal
These proceedings outline the discussions and recommendations made at the working group and contains the collection of presented papers from the meeting. Main topics of discussion include the European Barley Database (EBDB), the status of national collections, sharing responsibilities for conserv...
Maggioni, L.
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Knüpffer, H.
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Bothmer, R. von
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Ambrose, M.
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Hammer, K.
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Lipman, E.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
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[Report of a Working Group on Barley: Fifth meeting, 10-12 July 1997, Alterode/Gatersleben, Germany]
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Report of a Working Group on Barley: Fifth meeting, 10-12 July 1997, Alterode/Gatersleben, Germany
Kiambi, D.
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Grum, M.
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Ewell, P.
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Obel-Lawson, E.
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[Conserving and using cassava, sweetpotato and yam germplasm in sub-Saharan Africa: Summary proceedings of a regional workshop, 11-13 November 1997, Nairobi, Kenya]
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Conserving and using cassava, sweetpotato and yam germplasm in sub-Saharan Africa: Summary proceedings of a regional workshop, 11-13 November 1997, Nairobi, Kenya
The Regional Network for Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in East Asia (EA-PGR) was established in 1991 and has provided an effective mechanism for sharing and exchanging information, discussing and identifying common interests, and initiating and developing collaborative activitie...
Zangh, Z.
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Zhou, M.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Plant Genetic Resources Network in East Asia: Proceedings of the meeting for the Regional Network for Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in East Asia, 13-16 August 2001, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia]
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Plant Genetic Resources Network in East Asia: Proceedings of the meeting for the Regional Network for Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources in East Asia, 13-16 August 2001, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Begemann, F.
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Mukema, I.
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Obel-Lawson, E.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Promotion of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea): latest developments of Bambara groundnut research: Proceedings of the second international workshop of the international Bambara Groundnut Network (BAMNET), 23-25 September 1998, CSIR, Accra, Ghana]
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Promotion of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea): latest developments of Bambara groundnut research: Proceedings of the second international workshop of the international Bambara Groundnut Network (BAMNET), 23-25 September 1998, CSIR, Accra, Ghana
Mal, B.
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Ramamani, Y.S.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Conservation and use of native tropical fruit species biodiversity in Asia: Proceedings of the third annual meeting of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources Project, Chongqing, China, 25 - 28 March, 2003]
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Conservation and use of native tropical fruit species biodiversity in Asia: Proceedings of the third annual meeting of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources Project, Chongqing, China, 25 - 28 March, 2003