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126) An Inventory of Crop Wild Relatives of the United States
The use of crop wild relatives (CWRs) in breeding is likely to continue to intensify as utilization techniques improve and crop adaptation to climate change becomes more pressing. Significant gaps remain in the conservation of these genetic resources. As a first step toward a national strategy for the...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2013
127) An overview of the international regulatory frameworks that influence the conservation and use of underutilized plant species
"An overview of the international regulatory frameworks that influence the conservation and use of underutilized plant species" was prepared by the Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species (GFU), in cooperation with the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative (GRPI). This publication is an effort...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2008
128) An Updated Checklist of the Sicilian Native Edible Plants: Preserving the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Century-Old Agro-Pastoral Landscapes
The traditional use of native wild food plants (NWFP) may represent a valuable supplementary food source for the present and future generations. In Sicily, the use of wild plants in the human diet dates back to very ancient times and still plays an important role in some rural communities. The study...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
129) Andean lost grains in Bolivia and Peru
In Bolivia and Peru, traditional grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and cañihua, which are highly nutritious and have been cultivated for thousands of years in the high altitude plains, are being displaced by global cereal crops such as wheat and maize. Lack of improved varieties, arduous cultivation...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2015
130) Andean potato diversity conserved in the International Potato Center genebank helps develop agriculture in Uganda: the example of the variety ‘Victoria’
The International Potato Center (CIP) genebank conserves and facilitates access to highly diverse germplasm of potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers as a global public good for food security. While it is generally understood that material from the CIP genebank has played an important role...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020