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Conserving agrobiodiversity for sustainable food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is a rich region in agrobiodiversity. As elsewhere in the world, agrobiodiversity is declining in this region, and this is impacting the functioning of ecosystems and has profound implications for agricultural sustainability
Golam Rasul   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing agrobiodiversity: A compendium of methods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Drawing on experiences from projects around the world, PAR has developed a Compendium of methods for assessing agrobiodiversity. The Compendium provides guidelines for the collection and analysis of information about the diversity of crops, livestock ...
Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research
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Agrobiodiversity solution hotspot tool: IPSR Innovation Profile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
An agrobiodiversity solution hotspot tool will improve understanding of relationships across the food system and help identify priority interventions to restore and enhance ecosystem functions and services for sustainable social and economic benefits.
Jones, Sarah K.   +2 more
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Agrobiodiversity: The living library [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2017
Wild and heirloom plants are giving major crop varieties, and the global food system, a genetic makeover.
openaire   +2 more sources

Importance of agrobiodiversity conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Importance of agrobiodiversity conservation, concepts, and ...
Tsivelikas, Athanasios
core   +2 more sources

Phylogeography and Antioxidant Activity of Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.)

open access: yesPlants, 2021
Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) or broomcorn millet is among the most important food crops to be domesticated by humans; it is widely distributed in America, Europe, and Asia. In this study, we genotyped 578 accessions of P. miliaceum using 37 single-
Xiao-Han Wang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and quantification of selected metabolites in differently pigmented leaves of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars harvested at mature and bolting stages

open access: yesBMC Chemistry, 2019
Background Identification and screening of cultivars rich in bioactive phytoconstituents can be potentially useful to make nutrient-dense dishes and in medicinal formulations. In this study, we have identified, characterized and quantified caffeoylquinic
Awraris Derbie Assefa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation of Carotenoids Content and ASTA Values of Pepper (Capsicum chinense) Genetic Resources

open access: yesHorticulturae, 2022
In this study, 226 Capsicum chinense genetic resources were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography and a spectrophotometer to measure and compare their carotenoid content and American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) color values ...
Ho-Cheol Ko   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agrobiodiversity Indicators

open access: yes, 2023
Agriculture plays a dual role in the conservation of European biodiversity, with extensive agricultural lands providing habitats for more than half of Europe's species, but intensification and abandonment of farmland threatening these species' habitats ...
Verburg, Peter
core   +1 more source

The power of argument: Enhancing citizen’s valuation of and attitude towards agricultural biodiversity

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2019
Agrobiodiversity has been decreasing substantially in Europe. Social scientific research in this area has paid limited attention to how citizens value agrobiodiversity and its decline, and how these valuations can be influenced.
Hens Runhaar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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