Central Crop Databases


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Crop Wild Relative Conservation and Use


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Crop wild relatives (CWR) are species closely related to crop plants which can contribute beneficial traits such as pest or disease resistance and yield improvement. Through an examination of national, regional and global context of CWR, this text presents methodologies and case studies that provide recommendations for global conservation and use.
















Agrobiodiversity Conservation


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Based on the 2010 conference "Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe", this book is the cutting edge discussion of agrobiodiversity conservation. By considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it encompasses issues as wide-ranging and topical as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. Focusing on Europe, but globally relevant, Agrobiodiversity Conservation is ideal for postgraduate students of conservation and environmental studies, conservation professionals, policy makers and researchers.




Geneflow '04


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Enhancing Crop Genepool Use


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Maintaining food security in the face of human population increase and climate change is one of the critical challenges facing us in the 21st Century. Utilisation of the full range of agrobiodiversity will be a necessary tool in addressing this challenge. In this book a team of international contributors review all aspects of utilization and conservation of crop wild relative (CWR) and landrace (LR) diversity as a basis for crop improvement and future food security. This book will appeal to a wide array of specialists and postgraduate students, such as those working in the fields of agrobiodiversity conservation and use, conservation, ecology, botany, genetics, plant breeding and agriculture.




Crop Networks


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Genetic resources of vegetable crops in Poland; ERGE: A microcumputer program for genetic resources of cereals database management; The Center for genetic resources, the Netherlands (CGN); Multivariate analysis of variation among hops (Humulus lupulus L.) accessions; Avena germplasm, its collection, use and distribution; Grain legume crops - present situation and possibilities of germplasm conservation in Yugoslavia; International wheat database; Studies on genetic shift in rye seeds after long term storage in seed bank; The Czechoslovak programme on plant genetic resources of cultivated plants; The Netherlands, a leader in horticultural seeds; The historical development of international collaboration in plant genetic resources; Actual and future concepts for collaboration in crop genetic resources; In situ conservation at the interface between crop genetic resources and nature conservation; Intellectual property protection and genetic resources; Central crop detabases in collaborative genetic resources management; The core collection concept; The role of the Commission of the European Communities in germplasm conservation; The role of ICARDA in genetic resources conservation; The CGIAR collaborative system on plant genetic resources; The VIR network: problems of mobilization and conservation of plant genetic resources; the concept of international collaboration; The NGB system; Plant genetic resources conservation programme in Poland, a multi-institucional collabotration.