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1281) Consider the seed
The conservation of plant genetic diversity through germplasm conservation is a key component of global climate-change adaptation efforts. Germplasm banks like the maize and wheat collections at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) may hold the genetic resources needed for the...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global; Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
1282) BSF project "Genetic base broadening and germplasm enhancement for the development of drought tolerant cultivars of wheat and barley in DPR Korea"
The project "Genetic base broadening and germplasm enhancement for the development of drought-tolerant cultivars of wheat and barley in DPR Korea" supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Third Cycle) will conserve, characterize and select local and...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
1283) AGENT - Project
Project from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme - AGENT aims to unlock the full potential of the biological material stored in gene banks around the globe by using FAIR international data standards and an open digital infrastructure for the management of plant genetic...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
1284) Cactus bioenergy potential for the drylands
Cactus plants, in particular, Opuntia spp. (commonly referred to as cactus pear) is climate resilient and a multipurpose crop. Apart from cactus pear being used as food and fodder, there are growing interests in new market opportunities, including bioenergy. The popularity of using cactus biomass to...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
1285) Sowing the seed: Adoption processes of good horticulture practices in northern Uganda
This publication by Wageningen University & Research and Integrated Seed Sector Development Africa aims to anwser the question: “How do farmers respond to the vegetable activities, and why?” Uganda has enormous horticulture potential, due to distributed rainfall and moderate climate, and production...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020