Plant genetic resources hold the future

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (67) ◽  
pp. 109-111
Author(s):  
Maxwell Chivasa
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
The Future

Conservation of plant genetic resources

1971 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Hawkes
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Crop Varieties ◽  
The Future ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
The Many ◽  
To Receive

Higher yields, better quality, easier harvesting, resistance to pests and diseases are a few of the many existing reasons why improved crop varieties are required. Other—as yet unsuspected—needs can arise in the future as a consequence of the rapidly changing patterns of agriculture. Under these circumstances, plant breeders require large reservoirs of genetic material. The management and exploitation of such resources are only now beginning to receive the attention they deserve.

Plant genomics in view of plant genetic resources – an introduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. S6-S8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Plant Breeding ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
New Era ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
The Future ◽  
Global Food

Genetic resources form the basis of the new era of global food security. The food crises in many developing countries, reflected by food riots correlated with food prices, have been termed the Silent Tsunami. Plant genetic resources are clearly essential to food security for the future. Fortunately, genetic resources are generally considered a public good and shared internationally. Wild relatives of crop species and their derivatives represent the reservoir of genetic diversity that will help to meet the food demands of nine billion people by 2050. New technologies from genomics bolster conventional plant breeding for enhancing traits to meet these food demands. Genetic diversity is the lifeblood of traditional and modern plant breeding. The dramatic increase in the number of biotech crops reveals the value of new genetic resources. Genetic resources will provide a gateway to a new era of global food security. Although 7.4 million plant accessions are stored in 1750 germplasm banks around the world, only a small portion of the accessions has been used so far to produce commercial varieties. Our challenge is to find better ways to make more efficient use of gene bank materials for meeting food demands in the future.

Ex-situ conservation of medicinal plant genetic resources managed by national agrobiodiversity center of Korea

Planta Medica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
JS Sung ◽  
CW Jeong ◽  
YY Lee ◽  
HS Lee ◽  
YA Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Ex Situ

CLUSTERBEANS Cyamopsis tetragonolоba (L.) Taub. — PROPERTIES, USE, PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES AND EXPECTED INTRODUCTION IN RUSSIA (review)

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1116-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.I. Dzyubenko ◽  
◽  
E.A. Dzyubenko ◽  
E.K. Potokina ◽  
S.V. Bulyntsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources
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