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In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation of Coconut Genetic Resources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
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
openaire   +4 more sources

Exploring the potential for ‘Gene Conservation Units’ to conserve genetic diversity in wild populations

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, 2021
1. Genetic diversity is important for species persistence and Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) have been implemented for forest trees to protect genetic diversity and evolutionary processes in situ.
Melissa Minter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation Strategies of the Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis (Basidiomycota, Fungi)

open access: yesBiology and Life Sciences Forum, 2022
Pleurotus nebrodensis (Inzenga) Quél. is an edible mushroom appreciated by consumers for its organoleptic characters. It was first described by the mycologist Giuseppe Inzenga as “the most delicious mushroom growing in Sicily”.
Fortunato Cirlincione   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complementary Analysis and Implementation Plan for Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives in Finland

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are valuable wild plant species that can be used as genetic resources providing adaptive traits to crop plants and therefore they play an important role in future food security.
Heli Fitzgerald   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orchid conservation: how can we meet the challenges in the twenty-first century?

open access: yesBotanical Studies, 2018
With c. 28,000 species, orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants, and they are also one of the most threatened, in part due to their complex life history strategies.
Michael F. Fay
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat differentiation and conservation gap of Magnolia biondii, M. denudata, and M. sprengeri in China [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2019
The flower buds of Magnolia biondii, M. denudata, and M. sprengeri are the materials of Xinyi, a traditional Chinese medicine. The harvest of flower buds and habitat fragmentation caused by human disturbance heavily threatens the natural regeneration and
Chuangye Song, Huiming Liu
doaj   +2 more sources

Seed banks as a partnership for global plant conservation

open access: yesActa Biologica Slovenica, 2014
A seed bank is a collection of plant seeds stored under appropriate conditions in which seeds are periodically checked for their germination ability – viability of seeds.
Jože Bavcon, Blanka Ravnjak
doaj   +1 more source

Snowtrout fishery in Garhwal Himalaya: Causes of depletion and strategy for propagation

open access: yesEnvironment Conservation Journal, 2009
Snowtrout  (Schizothorax sp.)  is  an  important group  of fishes  in Indian  uplands   and  is prone  to decline due to several  anthropogenic  activities  and natural  disasters.  However,  the natural  behaviour of the  group   is  also  one  of the  
N.K. Agarwal, Harpal Singh
doaj   +1 more source

One Conservation concept in practice

open access: yesTheriogenology Wild, 2023
The One Conservation is an integrative process for biodiversity conservation. This communication describes how this integrated method, involving many institutions, resulted in the birth of a jaguar cub that should be reintroduced to the wild, thereby ...
Thiago Cavalheri Luczinski   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plant diversity in a changing world: Status, trends, and conservation needs

open access: yesPlant Diversity, 2016
The conservation of plants has not generated the sense of urgency—or the funding—that drives the conservation of animals, although plants are far more important for us.
Richard T. Corlett
doaj   +1 more source

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