Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity
Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture.
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …
How could the use of crop wild relatives in breeding increase the adaptation of crops to marginal environments?
Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …
Extinction risk of Mesoamerican crop wild relatives
B Goettsch, T Urquiza‐Haas, P Koleff… - Plants, People …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant taxa closely related to crops
and are a source of high genetic diversity that can help adapt crops to the impacts of global …
and are a source of high genetic diversity that can help adapt crops to the impacts of global …
Global plant diversity as a reservoir of micronutrients for humanity
With more than two billion people suffering from malnutrition and diets homogenizing
globally, it is vital to identify and conserve nutrient-rich species that may contribute to …
globally, it is vital to identify and conserve nutrient-rich species that may contribute to …
The origin of the state: Land productivity or appropriability?
The conventional theory about the origin of the state is that the adoption of farming
increased land productivity, which led to the production of food surplus. This surplus was a …
increased land productivity, which led to the production of food surplus. This surplus was a …
Crop wild relatives (CWR) priority in Italy: Distribution, ecology, in situ and ex situ conservation and expected actions
EV Perrino, RP Wagensommer - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study presents an updated overview of the 14 non-endemic threatened crop wild
relatives (CWR) in Italy: Aegilops biuncialis, Ae. uniaristata, Ae. ventricosa, Asparagus …
relatives (CWR) in Italy: Aegilops biuncialis, Ae. uniaristata, Ae. ventricosa, Asparagus …
[图书][B] Biological collections: Ensuring critical research and education for the 21st century
National Academies of Sciences, Life Studies… - 2021 - books.google.com
Biological collections are a critical part of the nation's science and innovation infrastructure
and a fundamental resource for understanding the natural world. Biological collections …
and a fundamental resource for understanding the natural world. Biological collections …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change impact on medicinal plants in Indonesia
R Cahyaningsih, J Phillips, JM Brehm… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Indonesia is a global hotspot of plant diversity. The country contains medicinal plants that
have immense value to the people and worldwide. However, climate change is affecting the …
have immense value to the people and worldwide. However, climate change is affecting the …
A dual strategy of breeding for drought tolerance and introducing drought-tolerant, underutilized crops into production systems to enhance their resilience to water …
A Rosero, L Granda, JA Berdugo-Cely, O Šamajová… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is the primary constraint on crop productivity in arid and semiarid tropical
areas suffering from climate alterations; in accordance, agricultural systems have to be …
areas suffering from climate alterations; in accordance, agricultural systems have to be …
Redesigning crop varieties to win the race between climate change and food security
Climate change poses daunting challenges to agricultural production and food security.
Rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events have …
Rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events have …