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The Convention on Biological Diversity, which provides incentives for countries to exercise sovereign rights over genetic resources in their territories, has led several countries to develop policies and strategies governing the conservation and use of genetic diversity, including conditions for ...


Barton, J.H.Siebeck, W.E.International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Material transfer agreements in genetic resources exchange: The case of the International Agricultural Research Centres]Material transfer agreements in genetic resources exchange: The case of the International Agricultural Research Centres

Roots and tubers crops are present in the diet of almost all the world's people, the best known are potato and cassava, both of which are of South American origin but are now widely distributed. There are also several species of roots and tubers which originated from South America and which are s...


Libreros, D.International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Bibliography on underutilized roots and tubers crops]Bibliography on underutilized roots and tubers crops
Autor: Maxted, N.

An ecogeographic study of Vicia subgenus Vicia is presented. This group contains the cultivated vetches and their wild relatives. The subgenus contains 9 sections, 9 series, 38 species and 36 subspecific taxa. Ecogeographic data were recorded for each taxon throughout the geographical range of th...


Maxted, N.[An ecogeographical study of Vicia subgenus Vicia]An ecogeographical study of Vicia subgenus Vicia

This is the first of a series which summarizes studies of the geographical distribution of species, in this case those related to the cultivated mango with the purpose of devising a plan of action for collection and conservation (in situ and ex situ).


Mukherjee, S.K.International Board for Plant Genetic Resources[Mangifera L.]Mangifera L.

This book focuses on the previously neglected interface between the conservation of plant genetic resources and their utilization. Only through utilization can the potential value of conserved genetic resources be realized. However, as this book shows, much conserved germplasm has to be subjected...


Cooper, H.D.Spillane, C.Hodgkin, T.[Broadening the genetic base of crop production]Broadening the genetic base of crop production

The true sago palm, Metroxylon sagu, has been described as mankind's oldest food plant with the starch contained in the trunk used as a staple food in southeast Asia. This booklet provides an overview of existing knowledge of the genus, with emphasis on genetic resources. Chapters cover the follo...


Flach, M.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research[Sago palm, Metroxylon sagu Rottb.]Sago palm, Metroxylon sagu Rottb.

This book considers the impact of war, civil strife and low-intensity conflict on the management of plant genetic resources, in regions where crop plant genetic resources are still partly (or mainly) conserved in situ by small-scale agriculturalists. The book deals with: war, low-intensity confli...


Richards, P.Ruivenkamp, G.[Seeds and survival: Crop genetic resources in war and reconstruction in Africa]Seeds and survival: Crop genetic resources in war and reconstruction in Africa
Autor: Pistorius, R.

This book is the result the first Vavilov-Frankel fellowship that was awarded in 1993. The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships programme was established by the Bioversity Board of Trustees in 1989 to commemorate the unique contributions to plant science by academician Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov of Russia ...


Pistorius, R.[Scientists, plants and politics: A history of the plant genetic resources movement]Scientists, plants and politics: A history of the plant genetic resources movement

Alene, A.Khonje, M.Mwalughali, J.Chafuwa, C.Longwe, A.Khataza, R.Kapalasa, E.Madzorera, I.Gondwe, T.N.P.Mussagy, M.Ntawuruhunga, PheneasBoahen, S.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Chikoye, D.[Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique]Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique

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