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Information is presented (1) on base collections of seed samples (i.e. seeds stored for long periods with low moisture contents and at low temperatures) and active collections (from which seeds are obtained for distribution, evaluation and multiplication); (2) the operation of the IBPGR [Internat...


Hanson, J.Williams, J.T.Freund, R.International Board for Plant Genetic Resources[Institutes conserving crop germplasm: The IBPGR (International Board for Plant Genetic Resources) global network of genebanks]Institutes conserving crop germplasm: The IBPGR (International Board for Plant Genetic Resources) global network of genebanks

Diversification has never been so important, as it is now for small-scale farmers competing in a free market economy. Countries of the Caribbean have recognised the niche in the market for organic bananas, the Dominican Republic currently being the largest exporter of organic bananas. This meetin...


Holderness, M.Sharrock, S.Frison, Emile A.Kairo, M.K.International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain[Organic banana 2000: towards an organic banana initiative in the Caribbean: Report of the international workshop on the production and marketing of organic bananas by smallholders. 31 October - 4 November 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]Organic banana 2000: towards an organic banana initiative in the Caribbean: Report of the international workshop on the production and marketing of organic bananas by smallholders. 31 October - 4 November 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

There are more than a thousand varieties of banana, the tallest herb in the world. This document traces the history of the nutritious fruit which is one of the most important food crops in the world. The dessert banana industry is described. The crop management cycle is presented from planting to...


International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain[Bananas/les bananes]Bananas/les bananes

This publication contains three documents which resulted at the regional level from the preparatory process to the International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources (June 1996 in Leipzig, Germany). The Regional Synthesis on the Status of PGR in Europe which was prepared by IPGRI on th...


International Plant Genetic Resources InstituteFood and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPlant Production and Protection Division[International technical conference on plant genetic resources: Preparatory process for Europe]International technical conference on plant genetic resources: Preparatory process for Europe

Selected highlights of 2001 is a multi-language publication detailing some of IPGRI's key projects and achievements in 2001. This full-colour, illustrated brochure includes French, Spanish, Italian, English, Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese texts and is intended as an overview of the Annual ...


International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Selected highlights of 2001: A few IPGRI projects selected as worthy of special note]Selected highlights of 2001: A few IPGRI projects selected as worthy of special note

The first regular meeting of the ECPGR Solanaceae Working Group was held on 15-17 February 2012, following an ad hoc meeting of the Solanaceae Database Managers on 14 February 2012. The meetings were organized in collaboration with the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Menemen, Izmir...


Dooijeweert, W. vanMaggioni, L.Daunay, M.C.Lipman, E.Bioversity International[Report of a Working Group on Solanaceae: First Meeting of the Working Group and Ad hoc Meeting of the Database Managers, 14-17 February 2012, Menemen, Turkey]Report of a Working Group on Solanaceae: First Meeting of the Working Group and Ad hoc Meeting of the Database Managers, 14-17 February 2012, Menemen, Turkey

The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region comprises 48 sovereign states. Well over 600 million people live in Africa south of Sahara. The vast majority of these people depend directly on the land for their sustenance. Overall, only about 6% of Africa's land is cultivated. Even so, the agricultural sect...


International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[IPGRI in sub-Saharan Africa: Regional report - SSA 1999-2000]IPGRI in sub-Saharan Africa: Regional report - SSA 1999-2000

The Convention on Biological Diversity calls for benefits flowing from the use of biological diversity to be shared with the country of origin of the material. In the main, discussions around benefit sharing have focused on monetary benefits, with the sharing of such benefits often seen as a prec...


Raymond, R.Fowler, CaryInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Sharing the non-monetary benefits of agricultural biodiversity]Sharing the non-monetary benefits of agricultural biodiversity

This publication reports the workshop on in situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. The workshop was the continuation of an initiative which began in May 1990 when the Council for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agricultural Research (ATSAF) and the In...


Engels, J.M.M.International Plant Genetic Resources InstituteDeutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung[In situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countries: Report of a DSE/ATSAF/IPGRI Workshop, Bonn-Rottgen (Germany) 2-4 May 1995]In situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countries: Report of a DSE/ATSAF/IPGRI Workshop, Bonn-Rottgen (Germany) 2-4 May 1995

This book is the outcome of a meeting of a subcommittee of IBPGR's Advisory Committee on In Vitro Conservation. It considers novel collecting techniques for vegetatively propagated species and material, such as coconut, which present practical problems.


International Board for Plant Genetic Resources[The potential for using In Vitro techniques for germplasm collection]The potential for using In Vitro techniques for germplasm collection

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