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Since the adoption of the Programme of Work on Agricultural Biodiversity in 2000 (Decision V/5, annex 5), there has been a substantial expansion of work on the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity throughout the world. This pamphlet describes the results of a range of collaborative i...


Bioversity International[Implementing the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work: The contribution of Bioversity International and its partners]Implementing the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work: The contribution of Bioversity International and its partners

Smithsonian books has published Home Gardens and Agrobiodiversity, edited by Pablo Eyzaguirre and Olga Linares. What is a home garden? The editors write that ”home gardens are microenvironments within a larger farming system that contain high levels of species diversity and may contain crop speci...


Eyzaguirre, Pablo B.Linares, O.F.[Home gardens and agrobiodiversity]Home gardens and agrobiodiversity

International Potato Center[Biodiverse and nutritious potato improvement across Peru, Nepal and Bhutan. Exchange visit of project partners to Peru.]Biodiverse and nutritious potato improvement across Peru, Nepal and Bhutan. Exchange visit of project partners to Peru.

In this paper authors discuss how to adapt the methodology of wild plant ecogeographic studies when dealing with cultivated species. They show that the model presented by Maxted et al. 1995), with a few changes in emphasis and detail, proves robust enough to be applied to crops. Particular focus ...


Guarino, LuigiMaxted, N.Chiwona, E.A.[A methodological model for ecogeographic surveys of crops]A methodological model for ecogeographic surveys of crops

International Potato Center[Exchanging and developing biodiverse potato varieties in Peru, Nepal and Bhutan. Farmer exchange visit to Nepal.]Exchanging and developing biodiverse potato varieties in Peru, Nepal and Bhutan. Farmer exchange visit to Nepal.

This publications provides an approach by which conservationists can determine whether or not long-term seed storage is feasible for a particular species, i.e. whether or not that species shows orthodox seed storage behaviour. It provides advice on the implementation of the protocol, examples of ...


Hong, T.D.Ellis, R.H.International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[A protocol to determine seed storage behaviour]A protocol to determine seed storage behaviour
Autor: Heller, J.

This tropical crop is native to Mexico and Central America, but is cultivated in many other Latin American, Asian and African countries as a hedge. It has become of interest to various development agencies because it adapts well to semiarid marginal sites, its oil can be processed for use as a di...


Heller, J.[Physic nut, Jatropha curcas L.]Physic nut, Jatropha curcas L.

Turok, J.Collin, E.Demesure, B.Eriksson, G.Kleinschmit, J.Rusanen, M.Stephan, R.European Forest Genetic Resources Programme[Noble hardwoods network: Report of the 2nd meeting, 22-25 March 1997, Lourizán, Spain]Noble hardwoods network: Report of the 2nd meeting, 22-25 March 1997, Lourizán, Spain

This report of the first European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN) meeting on the P. abies network includes summaries of the outcome of discussions on the following areas: definition of objectives of the P. abies network; descriptors and database for P. abies; current criteria for se...


Turok, J.Koski, V.Paule, L.Frison, Emile A.European Forest Genetic Resources Programme[Picea abies network: Report of the 1st meeting, 16-18 March 1995, Tatra National Park, Starà Lesnà, Slovakia]Picea abies network: Report of the 1st meeting, 16-18 March 1995, Tatra National Park, Starà Lesnà, Slovakia

Turok, J.Lefèvre, F.de Vries, S.Alba, N.Heinze, B.Slycken, J. vanEuropean Forest Genetic Resources Programme[Populus nigra network: Report of the 4th meeting, 3-5 October 1997, Geraardsbergen, Belgium]Populus nigra network: Report of the 4th meeting, 3-5 October 1997, Geraardsbergen, Belgium

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