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Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are proven superfoods, but still many of those species are not mainstreamed in our food system. In this regard, research was carried out to explore diversity and identify prioritized species, explore use-values, and identify the role of a socio-demographic factor...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2021
Farm Seed Opportunities (FSO), a specific targeted research project in the FP6 European programme (2007-2009), was conceived to support the implementation of seed regulations on conservation varieties (directive 98/95/EC and new directive 2008/62/EC for agricultural species). For this purpose, FSO has...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
Collecting expeditions are of prime importance to acquire genetically unique material, as for many crops and their wild relatives, large gaps are present in collections worldwide. This is also true for the three species of the Allium ampeloprasum complex, native to Greece, which are considered as the...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2021
The inventory was funded by the PGR Secure project - Novel characterization of crop wild relative and landrace resources as a basis for improved crop breeding. The creation of the landraces inventory represents a means of safeguarding them and of implementing conservation strategies. This landraces inventory...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
"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