With the global population expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050, there is a continuous
need to increase food production and buffer stocks. In this scenario, countries around the …

Over the last two decades, the importance of conserving genetic resources has received
increasing attention. In this context the role of home gardens as repositories of biological …

Abstract Background The Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo in Georgian language) is part of
the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot, and human agricultural plant use dates bat at least 6000 …

The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development
and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by …

This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and
diversified diets in developing countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how …

It is almost certainly the case that many populations have always existed as
metapopulations, leading to the conclusion that local extinctions are common and normally …

Agriculture is the most comprehensive word used to denote the many ways in which crop
plants and domestic animals sustain the global human population by providing food and …

A thorough review concerning palm uses in tropical rainforests of north-western South
America was carried out to understand patterns of palm use throughout ecoregions …

Understanding the historical development of indigenous systems will provide valuable
information for the design of ecologically desirable agroforestry production systems. Such …

Preslia 88: 163–184, 2016 163 584 (40%) occurred at only one or two sites. Winter annuals
and shrubs are most represented among the commonly planted aliens; the only native …