Drying banana seeds for ex situ conservation. [PDF]
Abstract The ability of seeds to withstand drying is fundamental to ex situ seed conservation but drying responses are not well known for most wild species including crop wild relatives. We look at drying responses of seeds of Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, the two primary wild relatives of bananas and plantains, using the following
Kallow S +15 more
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Spatially biased collections and the failure to cover all wild genetic clusters in plant populations under ex situ conservation [PDF]
Successful ex situ conservation of plant populations requires a high degree of genetic representativeness. However, spatially biased sampling in ex situ conservation efforts may fail to capture all wild genetic clusters for species with range-wide ...
Zhiqiang Xiao +7 more
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A Critical Review of the Current Global Ex Situ Conservation System for Plant Agrobiodiversity. I. History of the Development of the Global System in the Context of the Political/Legal Framework and Its Major Conservation Components [PDF]
The history of ex situ conservation is relatively short, not more than a century old. During the middle of last century, triggered by the realization that genetic erosion was threatening the existing landraces and wild relatives of the major food crops ...
Johannes M. M. Engels, Andreas W. Ebert
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Potential of Ex Situ Conservation Strains Revealed by Genetic Analysis of Oceanic Islands' Endangered Species Pittosporum parvifolium [PDF]
The Ogasawara Islands, representing an oceanic island ecosystem in Japan, have a notably high rate of endemic species akin to other oceanic islands globally. Pittosporum parvifolium is a critically endangered shrub with only four remaining individuals in
Haruna Kawakita +7 more
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Study of endophytic fungi of Ipomoea pes-caprae reveals the superiority of in situ plant conservation over ex situ conservation from a mycological view [PDF]
In nature conservation, ex situ and in situ conservation strategies are discussed for protecting endangered species of plants and animals. However, the impacts of these strategies on the microbes associated with these species are rarely considered.
Yu-Hung Yeh, Roland Kirschner
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Primulina eburnea, a plant with a longstanding history of traditional medicinal use, has emerged as a novel calcium-rich vegetable characterized by a remarkable abundance of soluble and bioavailable calcium within its leaves.
Yi Zhang +3 more
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Genetic architecture of microhabitat adaptation traits in a pair of sympatric Primulina species
Exploring the genetic basis of adaptive divergence at fine spatial scales can broaden our basic understanding of evolution and how organisms may adapt to changing environments in the future.
Chen Feng, Shuaiyu Zou, Jie Zhang
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Genome-wide analysis of the cellulose toolbox of Primulina eburnea, a calcium-rich vegetable
Background Human-guided crop domestication has lasted for more than 10,000 years. In terms of the domestication and breeding of vegetables, cellulose content in edible tissues is one of the most important traits. Primulina eburnea is a recently developed
Yi Zhang +5 more
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In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation of Coconut Genetic Resources [PDF]
In situ conservation of coconut germplasm refers to the maintenance of coconut genetic diversity in the agroecosystems where it has evolved. Ex situ conservation comprises all coconut germplasm currently maintained as living trees in field genebanks, screen houses, and elsewhere beyond their host agroecosystems.
Bourdeix, Roland +4 more
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Ex Situ Plant Conservation and Beyond [PDF]
Abstract In recent years, the mission of many botanic gardens and arboreta has expanded from a traditional focus on developing a horticultural collection to one that includes taking a proactive role in plant conservation. To use their limited resources more effectively, many gardens are seeking ways to quantify their contributions to conservation ...
KAYRI HAVENS +4 more
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