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1281) The first Italian inventory of in situ maintained landraces
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
1282) Community seed banks as seed producers Cases from India, Nepal, Uganda and Zimbabwe
Community-based seed producers are a relatively under-researched and under-documented category of seed producers, but have the potential to cater to the diverse seed needs and interests of smallholder farmers. This working paper presents a number of such community-seed producers, with a focus on community...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia; Africa
Publication year: 2020
1283) Planning Plant Conservation
Conservation planning involves selecting target taxa, establishing the geographic and taxonomic breadth of the conservation actions and producing some form of strategy or action plan for implementation. The selection of which taxon or taxa to conserve should be based on a series of measurable criteria...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
1284) An overview of the international regulatory frameworks that influence the conservation and use of underutilized plant species
"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
1285) Participatory Plant Breeding and the Evolution of Landraces: A Case Study in the Organic Farms of the Collserola Natural Park
Although consumers appreciate the genetic diversity among tomato landraces, traditional varieties have been displaced from commercial agriculture. Their cultivation through organic farming in natural parks can contribute to their resurgence. With this aim, this study developed a participatory plant breeding...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019