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281) Cleaning seed collections for long-term conservation
Seeds are cleaned to decrease bulk, reduce disease risk, and facilitate future use. Cleaning long-term conservation collections without causing physical damage and reducing seed viability requires care and expertise. This information sheet outlines the seed cleaning techniques used most frequently by...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2014
282) Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture: A Real Alternative to False Solutions
This document wants to illustrate the relationship between climate change and agriculture; review and demonstrate how current climate change policy responses fall short of addressing the realities of poor rural farmers who are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; and paint an alternative...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2012
283) Climate-smart agriculture case studies 2021 – Projects from around the world
This publication describes climate-smart agriculture (CSA) case studies from around the world, showing how the approach is implemented to address challenges related to climate change and agriculture. The case studies operationalize the five action points for CSA implementation: expanding the evidence...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
284) Climate-smart community seed banks conserve and share essential farm biodiversity resources
Community seed banks offer a sustainable way to improve access to high-value seeds, creating viable community-based businesses and maintaining biodiversity. In addition, community seed banks contribute to farmer adaptation. They also indirectly enhance household income diversification, community seed...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
285) Climatic Considerations for Seed Crops: Guidelines and Field Trainings for Organic and Specialty Vegetable Seed Producers
This guide provides detailed climatic considerations for organic and specialty seed production in the Pacific Northwest. Topics include environmental influences on pollination and fertilization, and the influence of temperature, day length, frost-free days, precipitation, and wind. The guide also includes...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2016