The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is a pivotal piece of recent legislation, providing a route map for the use of such resources for sustainable agriculture and food security. This book explains clearly the different interests and views at stake between a...
Frison, C.
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López, F.
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Esquinas-Alcazar, J.T.
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[Plant genetic resources and food security: Stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture]
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Plant genetic resources and food security: Stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
This book is the first to set out a clear overview of CBM as a methodology for meeting socio-environmental changes. CBM is shown to be a key strategy that promotes community resilience, and contributes to the conservation of plant genetic resources. The authors present the underlying concepts and...
Simon de Boef, W.
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Subedi, A.
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Peroni, N.
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Thijssen, M.
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O'Keeffe, E.
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[Community Biodiversity Management: Promoting resilience and the conservation of plant genetic resources]
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Community Biodiversity Management: Promoting resilience and the conservation of plant genetic resources
Despite its widespread distribution and use, little work has been done on characterization, evaluation and description of breadfruit germplasm. This publication describes the genetic resources of breadfruit and provides an in-depth look at the current status of breadfruit conservation and the ext...
Ragone, D.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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[Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg]
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Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Os recursos fitogenéticos são a base da subsistência da humanidade. Suprimem as necessidades básicas e ajudam a resolver problemas como a fome e a pobreza. No entanto, foram-se perdendo, principalmente pelo uso inadequado que deles fazemos, assim como pela destruição dos seus habitates. Dada a su...
Jaramillo, S.
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Baena, M.
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[Manual de apoio à formação e treino em conservação ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos]
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Manual de apoio à formação e treino em conservação ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos
Contains a recently conducted study on incentives and disincentives for the participation of Peru in the Multilateral System of the Treaty, describes the demand, exchange and use of plant genetic resources in Peru. The study also identifies opportunities for Peru resulting from the exchange of th...
Lapeña, I.
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López, I.
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Sigueñas, M.
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Ramírez, M.
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[Incentivos y desincentivos para la participación del Perú en el sistema multilateral del tratado internacional sobre recursos fitogenéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura]
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Incentivos y desincentivos para la participación del Perú en el sistema multilateral del tratado internacional sobre recursos fitogenéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura
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...
The black nightshades (Solanum nigrum and related species in sect. Solanum) are worldwide weeds of arable land, gardens, rubbish tips, soils rich in nitrogen, in moderately light and warm situations which occur from sea to montane levels. They are, however, also widely used as leafy herbs and veg...
Edmonds, J.M.
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Chweya, J.A.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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[Black nightshades, Solanum nigrum L. and related species]
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Black nightshades, Solanum nigrum L. and related species
This volume brings readers up to date on what has changed, scientifically, politically and environmentally, since the first publication in 1994 of People, Plants and Patents, the book that summarized the major issues related to the owenership, conservation and exchange of plant germplasm. It offe...
It has generally been assumed that rattan resources would be available for use for perpetuity. However, in the last two decades, these resources have dwindled, affecting the once flourishing furniture industry, as well as lowering the income of the tribal and rural people in many countries in the...