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Genetic diversity trends in twentieth century crop cultivars: a meta analysis [PDF]
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2010 In recent years, an increasing number of papers has been published on the genetic diversity trends in crop cultivars released in the last century using a variety of molecular techniques.
Mark Van De Wouw +2 more
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Crop diversity enriches arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in an intensive agricultural landscape [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2021 Aidee Guzman +2 more
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Plants, 2021 Genebanks were established out of a recognised need not just to provide genetic variation to support breeding objectives but to prevent crop diversity from being lost entirely for future users. Such conservation objectives may have led, over the past few
Charlotte Lusty +5 more
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Insects, 2022 Females and males of the abundant heteropteran species Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.) mate with the larger of the available partners. The male benefits from copulation with a large female, which is more productive than a small female.
Alois Honek, Zdenka Martinkova
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IITA’s genebank, cowpea diversity on farms, and farmers’ welfare in Nigeria
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022 Background Cowpea or black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata L.) is one of the preferred food crops in Nigeria, as expressed in land area and production. The popularity of the crop is in part related to the successful development and adoption of improved ...
Abel-Gautier Kouakou +5 more
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Plants, 2021 UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 Target 2.5 focuses on the conservation of genetic diversity in soundly managed genebanks. In examining the term “soundly managed”, it becomes quickly evident that there is much more to long-term conservation than placing
Charlotte Lusty +2 more
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Global demand for rice genetic resources
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022 Background The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) holds in trust the world's largest collection of rice diversity, with more than 130,000 accessions of cultivated rice and wild species.
Nelissa Jamora, Venuprasad Ramaiah
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Spatial and temporal variation in crop diversity in agroforestry homegardens of southern Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2001 A key assumption in many homegarden studies is that homegardens are ecologically and socio-economically sustainable due to their species diversity. The precise relation between diversity and sustainability is still heavily debated, however.
Allahabadia, Amit +7 more
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Persistence and Changes in Morphological Traits of Herbaceous Seeds Due to Burial in Soil
Agronomy, 2020 Seeds in soil banks can survive for many years before conditions become more suitable for germination. Meanwhile, seeds undergo changes in morphology and viability. In this study, we launched an artificial seed bank experiment that included 26 species of
Pavel Saska +3 more
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Introducing Beneficial Alleles from Plant Genetic Resources into the Wheat Germplasm
Biology, 2021 Wheat (Triticum sp.) is one of the world’s most important crops, and constantly increasing its productivity is crucial to the livelihoods of millions of people.
Shivali Sharma +9 more
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