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996) A List of Crop Wild Relative in Situ Conservation Case Studies
This report provides an extensive list of experiences related to in situ conservation of crop wild relatives, resulting from a survey of scientific publications, websites and direct contacts with the people who took part in them. It comprises 57 initiatives with the names of the networks, the type of...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
997) Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources in Nepal
Agricultural plant genetic resource (APGR) constitutes an important part of the biological diversity and is the basis for sustainable agriculture and livelihood of two-third of the population in Nepal. The objectives of this paper were to review status of national and international policy and incentive...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2017
998) Participatory Plant Breeding for Canadian Organic Crop Production
This website provides access to information on participatory wheat, oat and potato breeding programmes for organic production in Canada. The resources available include manuals detailing the methods used in each of the programmes, which may provide useful guidelines for practitioners designing PPB programmes....
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: North America
Publication year: N/A
999) Improved maize genetic resource lines from CIMMYT
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) released nine new maize lines, which are especially valuable for breeders seeking drought tolerance or tar spot complex disease resistance. The new inbred lines are not intended to be used directly in commercial hybrids but rather by breeders...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2020
1000) Seed security response during COVID-19: building on evidence and orienting to the future
This paper indicates that in response to COVID-19, seed security interventions are being planned to help bolster fragile livelihoods. After 25 years of research during emergencies, there are many lessons to build on, including that seed systems, especially informal markets, prove fairly resilient and...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020