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781) Traditional African Vegetables
Many species of African traditional vegetables are poorly known, being used only locally. They are difficult subjects for conventional agronomic study, often being cultivated in small patches in domestic gardens or growing as weeds in marginal areas within farms or wild in forest areas. However, they...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 1997
782) Korean Wild Soybeans (Glycine soja Sieb & Zucc.): Geographic Distribution and Germplasm Conservation
Domesticated crops suffer from major genetic bottlenecks while wild relatives retain higher genomic diversity. Wild soybean (Glycine soja Sieb. & Zucc.) is the presumed ancestor of cultivated soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), and is an important genetic resource for soybean improvement. Among the...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
783) Participatory action research transforming local food systems in India, Iran and Peru
The chapter "Participatory action research transforming local food systems in India, Iran and Peru" (p.99) describes how three groups of traditional peoples are engaged in power-equalizing research in different geographical regions, including how local communities document their knowledge and share...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia; Near East; Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2017
784) ‘Zeitoun Ennour’: A new olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivar in Tunisia with high oil quality
An olive breeding program was started in Tunisia in 1993 in order mainly to improve the fatty acid composition of the local cultivar ‘Chemlali Sfax’. ‘Zeitoun Ennour’ is a new cultivar obtained from a cross between ‘Chemlali Sfax’ and the local dual-purpose use cultivar ‘Chemchali Gafsa’....
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021
785) FAO relevant initiatives on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - GenRes Bridge project webinar
Run-up webinar series for the GenRes Bridge project Feedback Workshop on the European Genetic Resources Strategy. In this webinar, Irene Hoffmann from the FAO highlights the relevant initiatives of FAO on Genetic Resources For Food and Agriculture.Read more about the Feedback Workshop here....
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020