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666) No seeds, no future
For many generations subsistence farmers have successfully grown their own fruits and vegetables, and reared their own livestock. KwaHhohho in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, has a rich history of these traditional farming practices. But these are under threat, and this small farming community is fighting...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2013
667) Germplasm exchange is critical to conservation of biodiversity and global food security
Global food security depends on the continual improvement of a relatively small number of food and feed crops. Today's food supply is heavily dependent on the movement of seed and other forms of plant germplasm for these crops across national and regional borders. As occurred during the Green Revolution,...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
668) Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Potato Germplasm in RDA-Genebank: Utilization for Breeding and Conservation
Potato is an important staple food and economic crop in many countries. It is of critical importance to understand the genetic diversity and population structure for effective collection, conservation, and utilization of potato germplasm. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2021
669) Farmer seed networks make a limited contribution to agriculture? Four common misconceptions
The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by policy makers, practitioners and researchers. The role of farmer seed networks is less well understood and yet is central...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; South West Pacific
Publication year: 2015
670) Breeding with Teosinte, Wild Ancestor of Corn
Crop wild relatives provide diverse genes with often beneficial traits for plant breeders seeking to diversify and improve crops. Join Dr. Pat Byrne (CSU Soil and Crop Sciences) to see how teosinte (Zea mays subsp. parviglumis), the wild ancestor of corn, is bred with a cultivated corn. This demo plot...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2023