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Crop Diversity Management System Commons: Revisiting the Role of Genebanks in the Network of Crop Diversity Actors [PDF]
Agronomy, 2021 This paper rethinks the governance of genebanks in a social and political context that has significantly evolved since their establishment. The theoretical basis for the paper is the commons conceptual framework in relation to both seed and plant genetic resources.
Louafi, Sélim +8 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 In recent decades, China has made significant strides in food and nutrition security, yet challenges persist in the western rural regions, especially in Guangxi. Farming households in this area face heightened vulnerability due to limited arable land and
Xinjian Chen +3 more
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Community Seed Banks in China: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 The rich agrobiodiversity of China is under unprecedented threat, experiencing a dramatic loss of many valuable local varieties and wild relatives of main crops.
Xin Song +3 more
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Trap crop diversity enhances crop yield [PDF]
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2016 Abstract Diverse plantings provide many benefits for agroecosystem health. For example, ⿿trap crops⿿ that are highly attractive to pests can protect nearby, less attractive host plants. However, it is unclear whether increasing biodiversity of trap crops themselves might increase the effectiveness of this pest-management technique.
Joyce E. Parker +3 more
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The effects of crop diversity and crop type on biological diversity in agricultural landscapes: a systematic review protocol. [PDF]
Wellcome Open Res, 2019 Agricultural intensification is a well-known driver of biodiversity loss. Crop diversity and its changes over space and time drive land use intensity and impact biodiversity of agricultural landscapes, while meeting the growing demand for human food and nutrition resources.
Moss C +7 more
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Burial-induced changes in the seed preferences of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
European Journal of Entomology, 2019 Seeds of many species of plants may survive for a long time in the soil and germinate when brought to the surface, but whether they are subsequently eaten by seed predators is unknown. We examined the preferences of three species of carabids (Coleoptera:
Pavel SASKA +3 more
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EVALUATION OF REGIONAL DIVERSIFICATION IN SOWN AREA STRUCTUREIN THE CONTEXT OF IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT [PDF]
Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2017 In recent years many important changes have taken place in Polish agriculture. The aim of the paperwas to determine the diversity of the structure of sown area in the voivodships and its potential impacton the natural environment.
Mariusz Matyka
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Plants, 2020 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 optimized.
Amparo Rosero +5 more
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HortTechnology, 1992 Capsicum, a New World genus, has a richness in diversity that has not received much attention. Along with tomato and potato, chile is one of the important New World crops belonging to the Solanaceae family. The Capsicum fruits are popular and used in cuisines from all over
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Siembra, 2022 Los riesgos a la seguridad alimentaria debido al cambio climático son variados y complejos. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) reconoce cuatro dimensiones de la seguridad alimentaria: disponibilidad ...
Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez
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