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
For P. erosus, P. ahipa and P. tuberosus, descriptions are given of the taxonomy, botany, morphology, ecology, reproductive biology, agronomy, N fixation, chemical composition, nutritive value, uses, origin of the cultivated species (with descriptions of the wild species P. ferrugineus and P. pan...
Cultivated extensively in the lowlands of Melanesia, aibika is one of the highest yielding leafy vegetables, and is nutritious and easy to grow. This monograph reviews its taxonomy, origin, uses, genetic resources, ecology, agronomy, reproductive biology, crop protection, breeding and research ne...
Safflower is one of humanity's oldest crops but it generally has been grown on small plots for domestic use and remains a minor crop with a world seed production of about 800 000 t per year. This monograph overviews existing knowledge of the genus with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cove...
IPGRI maintains a number of databases with summary information on ex situ germplasm collections worldwide. The data include address information on organizations holding germplasm and summary information on the type of germplasm that is maintained, such as: species names, number of accessions per ...
Traduzido do original em Inglês: IBPGR. 1983. Descriptors for cowpea. International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, Italy. 30 pp. O feijão frade (feijão caupi) (Vigna unguiculata) é uma leguminosa da família das Fabáceas conhecido também como ”guandul” ou ”feijão de cabecinha preta”. É r...
Bioversity International
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[Descritores para Feijão frade ou caupi (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)]
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Descritores para Feijão frade ou caupi (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)
Core collections offer a tool to improve access and management of germplasm collections, and therefore are of great interest to those who use and manage plant genetic resources. Over the past few years, experience with core collection has increased as cores for many crops have been developed. The...
Johnson, R.C.
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Hodgkin, T.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Core collections for today and tomorrow]
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Core collections for today and tomorrow
The carob tree has been grown since antiquity in most countries of the Mediterranean region, and has spread in recent times to parts of the world with a Mediterranean climate such as California, Arizona, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and India. This monograph describes the gen...
Battle, I.
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Tous, J.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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[Carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L.]
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Carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L.
Maca is an edible root crop of the crucifer family endemic to the Puna of the high Andes in Central Peru around Lake Junin, a chilly plateau at 4000 m altitude. Grown in the late 1980s exclusively in its native area, on no more than 50 ha, maca has experienced over the last years a meteoric rise ...
Hermann, M.
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Bernet, T.
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[The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops]
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The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops
This book contains summarizes key findings of 30 research theses (BSc) done by Bolivian and Peruvian students, whose research was conducted in the framework of the IFAD NUS Project and in collaboration with the Universities of Oruro (UTO) and San Andres (UMSA) in Bolivia, and of the University of...
Bravo, R.
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Andrade, K.
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Valdivia, R.
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Soto, J.L.
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Bioversity International
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[Investigaciones sobre especies olvidadas y subutilizadas: granos andinos (quinua, cañahua/cañihua y amaranto/kiwicha): Resúmenes de trabajos de grado y tesis de maestría realizadas en Bolivia y Perú (2001-2010)]
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Investigaciones sobre especies olvidadas y subutilizadas: granos andinos (quinua, cañahua/cañihua y amaranto/kiwicha): Resúmenes de trabajos de grado y tesis de maestría realizadas en Bolivia y Perú (2001-2010)