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1481) Biobanking of vegetable genetic resources by in vitro conservation and cryopreservation

Over the last 30 years, considerable progresses have been made in the development of ex situ conservation strategies, complementary to traditional seed banks and in-field clonal collections. Efficient protocols were developed for the conservation of a large number of crops, including strategically-important...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2020

1482) Australian Wild Rice Populations: A Key Resource for Global Food Security

Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important food crops contributing to the diet of large numbers of people especially in Asia. Wild rice populations are found around the tropical world. The extensive production of rice in many areas has displaced the wild populations that were the basis of the original...

Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species

Regions: South West Pacific

Publication year: 2019

1483) Paule Térès, Biological resource center GAMét Manager

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Europe; Global

Publication year: 2023

1484) Value Chain Analysis of Traditional Vegetables from Malawi and Mozambique

Based on a multistage cross-sectional survey of 240 respondents in Malawi and Mozambique, this study employed participatory evaluation and market research to identify potential outlets and target crops, and define value chain processes, including choice of market outlets and mode of farmer-buyer linkages....

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Africa

Publication year: 2014

1485) Toward Integrated Conservation of North America's Crop Wild Relatives

North America harbors a rich native flora of crop wild relatives—the progenitors and closely related species of domesticated plants—as well as a range of culturally significant wild utilized plants. Despite their current and potential future value, they are rarely prioritized for conservation efforts;...