This manual is based on the results of 2.5 years (1993-1995) of research work conducted at the Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola (FHIA) in Honduras. The manual describes post-harvest characteristics at harvest, maturation, green-life, ripening quality and organoleptic features of blac...
Dadzie, B.K.
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[Post-harvest characteristics of black Sigatoka resistant banana, cooking banana and plantain hybrids]
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Post-harvest characteristics of black Sigatoka resistant banana, cooking banana and plantain hybrids
The rapidly expanding study of DNA in so many areas of science has created an odd surplus: the DNA itself. Reasonably easy and inexpensive to store, with established techniques for almost infinite multiplication, the samples of DNA created in laboratories around the world have almost by accident ...
It is a very practical tool that national policy-makers can use to address the issues raised in Volume 1. It consists of annotated collections of optional legislative provision for national laws to regulate access to genetic resources and to create various forms of intellectual property protectio...
Crucible II Group
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[Seeding solutions: Volume 2. Options for national laws governing control over genetic resources and biological innovations]
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Seeding solutions: Volume 2. Options for national laws governing control over genetic resources and biological innovations
This bibliography focuses on bibliographic references that give results of research undertaken with the intention of understanding the genetic base of traditional vegetables. Researchers collaborating with the editors decided on the major species and subjects to be included in this publication. R...
Mnzava, N.M.
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Dearing, J.A.
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Guarino, Luigi
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hweya, J.A.
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de Koeijer, H.
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[Neglected leafy green vegetables crops in Africa: Vol. 2: Bibliography of the genetic resources of traditional African vegetables]
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Neglected leafy green vegetables crops in Africa: Vol. 2: Bibliography of the genetic resources of traditional African vegetables
Weidong Gao
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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Ming-De Zhou
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources CAAS
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[Plant genetic resources conservation and use in China: Proceedings of a National Workshop on Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources, 25-27 October 1999, Beijing, China]
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Plant genetic resources conservation and use in China: Proceedings of a National Workshop on Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources, 25-27 October 1999, Beijing, China
Forest trees are an important element of the landscape and many have great economic and cultural value, providing and supporting the livelihoods of millions of people, especially in the tropics. Tropical forests are rich in species diversity, but little is known about the biology of many of the t...
Sacandé, M.
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Jøker, D.
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Dulloo, M.E.
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Thomsen, K.A.
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[Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds]
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Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds
A large part of this book describes the genetic resources and variation of coriander and there is also information on uses, composition and crop production. Chapters cover the following topics: taxonomy and names of the species; brief description of the crop; origin of the species and centres of ...
Diederichsen, A.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Coriander, Coriandrum sativum L.]
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Coriander, Coriandrum sativum L.
The cultivation of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) in the Americas is widespread and well researched. It is less well known that Chenopodium was a common component of farming systems in the hilly and mountainous regions of Asia, particularly the Himalayas, the Hangduan mountains and the chain of upla...
Partap, T.
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Joshi, B.D.
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Galwey, Nicholas W.
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Chenopods, Chenopodium spp.]
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Chenopods, Chenopodium spp.
Tef is an important, traditional cereal crop in Ethiopia that grows well under various stress conditions and is extensively used in Ethiopia but is little known elsewhere. This book considers the conservation and genetic resources of tef, and reviews various aspects of its taxonomy, origins and c...
The main function of this directory lies in the usefulness of the information it conveys. It has a record of contact information drawn from an IPGRI database of traditional vegetable workers, institutions and networks in sub-Saharan Africa. An international community of experts and workers in the...
de Koeijer, H.
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hweya, J.A.
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Attere, A.F.
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[Traditional African vegetables: Directory of research and development specialists]
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Traditional African vegetables: Directory of research and development specialists