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Functional Agrobiodiversity: The Key to Sustainability?

, 2013
Contents Section I Agricultural Biodiversity, Organic Farming, and New Crops 1. Functional Agrobiodiversity: The Key to Sustainability? Paolo Bàrberi 1. Introduction 3 2.
Barberi, Paolo
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Ethnomedicinal Uses of Thai Legumes (Fabaceae) and Their Potential in Industrial Applications

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
Thai legumes (Fabaceae) are rich sources of bioactive phytochemicals, including saponins, flavonoids, biochanin A, and daidzein. These compounds contribute to diverse ethnomedicinal properties, including antioxidant, antiviral, anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, and cardioprotective activities.
Muhammad Tayyab Arshad, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Iffat Ullah, Mamoona Shehzadi, Aneeq Ahmad, Ali Ikram, Maneeba Khalid, Md. Sakhawot Hossain   +7 more
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Agrobiodiversity Index Report 2019: risk and resilience

, 2019
The first Agrobiodiversity Index Report assesses dimensions of agrobiodiversity in ten countries to measure food system sustainability and resilience. Countries receive an overall Agrobiodiversity Index score that indicates their progress in using and ...
Bioversity International
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Agrobiodiversity and in situ conservation in ethnic minority communities of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, southwest of China belongs to a global biodiversity and cultural hotspot. Agrobiodiversity plays an essential role in local livelihoods and traditional culture in the region.
Shicai Shen, Gaofeng Xu, Diyu Li, David Roy Clements, Fudou Zhang, Guimei Jin, Jianyong Wu, Pingfang Wei, Song Lin, Dayuan Xue   +9 more
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Integrating wild and agrobiodiversity conservation [PDF]

, 2016
This research shows that both wild biodiversity and agrobiodiversity provide multiple ecosystem services that support food production, underpin food security and human wellbeing. We consider that biodiversity conservation efforts in agricultural contexts
Marshall, P., Park, S.E., Attwood, S., Gaisberger, H., Fanshawe, J.H.   +4 more
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Mountain Agrobiodiversity in Peru

Mountain Research and Development, 2000
Abstract Conservation of agricultural biodiversity has become an important paradigm in efforts to promote sustainable development throughout the world. This is especially the case in Andean countries, where ex situ conservation of crops has been a focus of attention since the 1970s.
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Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems: Scientific foundations for an agrobiodiversity index [PDF]

, 2017
This book summarizes the most recent evidence on how to use agrobiodiversity to provide nutritious foods through harnessing natural processes.
Bioversity International
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGROBIODIVERSITY TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FAMILY FARMING IN COLOMBIA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2020
Background. Family gardens represent spaces that promot the conservation and use of agrobiodiversity, generating welfare and sustainability conditions for rural communities. Objective.
Alvaro Acevedo-Osorio, Stefan Ortiz Przychodzka, Jorge Eduardo Ortiz Pinilla   +2 more
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Agrobiodiversity conservation and shade coffee smallholder livelihoods in Central America

, 2010
We used households as the primary unit of analysis to synthesize agrobiodiversity research in small-scale coffee farms and cooperatives of Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Meryl Olson, Katlyn S. Morris, Bacon, Christopher M., Annie Shattuck, Olson, M., V. Ernesto Méndez, Christopher M. Bacon, Méndez, V. E., Stillings, K. S., Shattuck, A. K.   +9 more
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Quantitative analysis of root system architecture and fresh weight biomass traits highlight phenotypic variation in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) germplasm

Scientific Reports
Radish exhibits remarkable diversity in root morphology and architecture, which are crucial traits for nutrient and water uptake, stress adaptation and marketability. This study assessed root variability in 23 radish accessions, including a wild relative,
Kingsley Ochar, Dae-Won Ki, Suyun Moon, Matilda Ntowaa Bissah, Seong-Hoon Kim   +4 more
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