The present list of descriptors for the standardized development of crop wild relative (CWR) checklists and inventories is based on results from a series of international projects that progressively worked to improve information management related to CWR conservation and use. The creation of chec...
Bioversity International
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University of Birmingham
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[Crop wild relative checklist and inventory descriptors v.1]
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Crop wild relative checklist and inventory descriptors v.1
The Indian sub-continent is extremely rich in its plant wealth. It is one among the twelve mega diversity centers in the world, and is also one of the eight centers of origin of cultivated plants and areas of diversity of their wild relatives as classified by Vavilov. In order to protect the dive...
Dinesh, M.R.
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Rajan, S.
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Singh, I.P.
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Singh, A.
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Singh, S.K.
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Vasudeva, R.
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Vinoth, S.
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Global Environment Facility
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United Nations Environment Programme
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Bioversity International
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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[National fruit catalogue of tropical fruit tree diversity (Mangifera, Citrus and Garcinia)]
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National fruit catalogue of tropical fruit tree diversity (Mangifera, Citrus and Garcinia)
Crop wild relatives (CWR) – plant species that are related to crops – provide a vital pool of genetic variation that can be used in breeding new and better-adapted varieties of crops. These varieties may be resistant to stress, disease, drought and other factors. This book captures the important ...