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1431) Seed collecting techniques
Seed collecting from wild plants requires care, resourcefulness, and determination. There are many different collecting techniques. The most appropriate technique will depend on the species, particularly the type of dispersal unit. This information sheet outlines the manual techniques most commonly used...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2014
1432) Seed Alert. Introductory Brief
To avoid a food crisis following the health crisis we currently face, urgent action is needed in the seed sector. This introductory brief outlines a collaborative effort to conduct rapid assessments by country of both the impact of COVID-19 and the response on different functions and practical activities...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
1433) LIVESEED - RSR's Community Seed Bank
In this video, Rete Semi Rurali (Italy) presents its Community Seed Bank.
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
1434) Are Neglected Plants the Food for the Future?
Numerous neglected and underutilized species offer the potential to diversify not only the human diet, but also increase food production levels, and, thus, enable more sustainable and resilient agro- and horti-food systems. To exploit the potential of neglected plant (NP) species, coordinated approaches...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2016
1435) Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)
In South Africa two new community seedbanks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit and complementary technical support provided by the government will allow farmers to improve seed conservation technologies, increase access to crop diversity, apply crop improvement practices and explore seed production and marketing...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2016