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1191) Atlas of wild potatoes
This atlas describes the ecogeographic distribution of wild potatoes. They occur solely in the Americas, from the southwestern United States to central Argentina and Chile. To help the nonspecialist to understand the past and future changes in their classification, we first discuss the habitats, morphology,...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2002
1192) Seed Freedom – A Global Citizens’ Report
This report showcases the multitude of farmer and citizen initiatives throughout the world for the preservation of agricultural biodiversity. Among these, it mentions the farmers’ seed bank in Garmsar, Iran and presents two stories of Iranian farmers involved in the CENESTA project.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global; Near East
Publication year: 2012
1193) Diversity and Management of Useful Homegardens Plant Species in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia: Implication for Plant Diversity Conservation and Food Security
Homegardens host a significant portion of plant biodiversity and played an important role towards the development of early agriculture and domestication of crops and fruit trees, a still ongoing process. This study was conducted on homegardens of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia with the aim of documenting...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018
1194) Descriptors for specific crops
To facilitate the international exchange and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, uniformity in data description, collection and documentation is instrumental. Descriptors are an essential tool to enable information sharing for crops covered under Annex 1 of the International Treaty....
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
1195) Global Strategy for the Ex Situ Conservation of Lentil (Lens Miller)
This document, developed with the input of a large number of experts, aims to provide a framework for the efficient and effective ex situ conservation of globally important collections of lentil and its wild relatives.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2008