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1701) Diversity for food security: Improving human nutrition through better evaluation, management, and use of plant genetic resources

The use of plant genetic diversity is essential for ensuring an adequate and stable supply of diverse food crops as well as for enhancing their nutritional quality. The role of effective conservation, management, and use of plant genetic resources in ensuring the availability of a diverse range of nutritious...

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2000

1702) Quality management in a genebank environment: Principles and experiences at the Centre for Genetic Resources

To enhance the management of plant genetic resources by genebanks, implementing a quality management system is essential. Such a system ensures the consistent quality of genebank operations through the establishment of a quality policy, the integration of quality planning and assurance, and the execution...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Europe

Publication year: 2024

1703) WIRFP Participatory Plant Breeding: Concepts and examples

This paper summarizes the results of collaborative research in participatory plant breeding (PPB) in western India, with a case study on PPB in maize.

Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches

Regions: Asia

Publication year: 2006

1704) Seed Legislation and agrobiodiversity: conservation varieties

European seed policies and legislation have contributed to fostering a system in which fewer varieties are traded in ever bigger markets in accordance with the law of economy of scale. Informal seed systems have been marginalised and perceived as outdated in a scenario in which the agricultural system...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Europe

Publication year: 2009

1705) Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity

Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture. While alarms regarding evident declines in crop diversity have been raised for over a century, the magnitude, trajectory, drivers and significance of these losses remain insufficiently understood. Authors outline...