scholarly journals Making Use of Sustainable Local Plant Genetic Resources: Would Consumers Support the Recovery of a Traditional Purple Carrot?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azucena Gracia ◽  
Ana María Sánchez ◽  
Francesc Jurado ◽  
Cristina Mallor
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Genetic Erosion ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Local Plant

Local plant genetic resources are of vital importance for the resilience of the agroecosystems, especially under conditions of global climate change. The diversification of production using these resources is postulated as an alternative for the development of rural areas with non-optimal farming conditions and/or disadvantaged by depopulation. However, in order to sustainably utilize local genetic resources, their use has also to provide products accepted by consumers. The aim of this study was to evaluate consumer acceptance of a local purple carrot that is a Spanish landrace at risk of genetic erosion from Teruel, a province in the Aragón region seriously affected by depopulation and extreme weather conditions, to contribute to its sustainable recovery. Consumer preferences for carrots with different characteristics (color, price, variety, and production system) were studied, and their willingness to pay (WTP) for the local purple carrots was assessed. Data from a survey conducted in this Spanish region was used. We identified two segments of consumers with different willingness to pay, hedonic liking, and intention to purchase the purple local carrots. These traditional purple carrots would be accepted by the segment of consumers more willing to pay for and more likely to purchase these carrots. The traditional purple carrots should be promoted, emphasizing that they are produced by a local landrace whose purple color is due to anthocyanic pigments with known antioxidant properties.

scholarly journals Inventorying and Collecting Local Genetic Resources from Vegetable Crops for Their Conservation and Targeted Use

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Liliya Krasteva ◽  
Stefan Neykov ◽  
Nikolaya Velcheva ◽  
Petar Chavdarov ◽  
Zhan Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
National Register ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Local Plant ◽  
Gps System

Inventory and collection of local plant genetic resources from Bulgarian and Chinese flora was carried out by implementing the bilateral research project between Bulgaria and China, with the focus on their preservation and targeted use. During the years 2011 and 2012 several expeditions in rural areas of South Bulgaria were conducted. The inventory of the areas was performed using a GPS system. The National collection was enriched with 134 local vegetable accessions and 98 valuable genotypes originating from China. Collected materials are listed in the National Register PHYTO'2000, according to international descriptors of FAO, ECP/GR and Biodiversity International. The accessions are included in the survey and stored in the National Genebank.

scholarly journals PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES AND GASTRONOMIC TOURISM

AGROFOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Mihaela ANTOFIE ◽  
Camelia SAVA SAND
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Genetic Erosion ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Village ◽  
Official Data ◽  
Local Levels

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) came into the worldattention due to their genetic erosion upon the adoption of the International Treatyon Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty) in 2001.Among these, landraces are recognized for their value when are maintained in thesame agro-ecosystem for more than 50 years. However, food security as a complexand sensitive subject, is acting between national and local levels and depends onsocio-economic attributes of rural societies deeply embedded in the history of theplace grounding the traditional knowledge (TK) related to local communities'lifestyle. In the past 25 years Romania lost more than 75% of its own plant geneticresources based on recorded official data, even its economy depends on the activityof more than 69% small landowners (i.e. over 800,000.00). From economic pointof view, such type of agriculture is not productive. However, 32% of the todayRomania’s territory is declared as protected areas and most of these arable landsare in buffering zones or inside protected areas. Studying the village Ațel, fromSibiu county, Valea Târnavelor (i.e. in the buffering zones of protected areas),reveals that rural areas are rich pools of landraces that have been preserved andcultivated by at least 50% of local householders for more than 50 years (i.e. wheat,corn, rye, barley, oats, peas, cabbage, beans, onions, lettuce, spinach, celery,parsley, garlic, carrot, dills). The poorness of these villages in the today economicterms is counteracted by the richness of biodiversity, TK, PGRFA and localgastronomy. The scope of this article is to envisage original approaches, forconnecting local TK to economy based on gastronomic tourism that may providethese villages the chance to become part of it.

The value of agrobiodiversity: an analysis of consumers preference for tomatoes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Chiara M. Posadinu ◽  
Monica Rodriguez ◽  
Fabio Madau ◽  
Giovanna Attene
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Agrobiodiversity Conservation ◽  
Planning Strategies ◽  
Direct Use ◽  
Willingness To Contribute

Abstract The valorization of plant genetic resources and their direct use in local markets can make a significant contribution to the preservation of agrobiodiversity, while also contributing to the sustainability of rural communities. Indeed, plant genetic resources are a precious source of genes, and they represent an important crop heritage for the quality and sensory characteristics that are required by both farmers and consumers. However, an efficient strategy of agrobiodiversity conservation is strictly connected to product marketability and to consumer preferences. In the present study, choice experiments that involved 920 consumers were carried out to determine their willingness to pay for ancient local tomato varieties (landraces) rather than commercial varieties based on their preferences, and to determine how much they valued these products. The results obtained indicate that consumers are willing to pay premium prices for ancient local tomato varieties (an additional €0.90 kg−1), thus demonstrating their increasing attention to sustainable food and the willingness to contribute to agrobiodiversity conservation and enhancement. These results provide the basis for planning strategies and programs to support the cultivation of these landraces and the development of regional and national markets to acknowledge their characteristics, which will considerably increase the effectiveness and efficiency of conservation strategies.

BITTER VETCH, OR ERVIL (VICIA ERVILIA (L.) WILLD.): EVALUATION OF ACCESSIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF TAMBOV PROVINCE, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.A. SERGEEV ◽  
◽  
N.N. ANDREEVA ◽  
N.V. VAVKINA ◽  
T.G. ALEKSANDROVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Breeding ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Geographic Origin ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Evaluation Data ◽  
Bitter Vetch

The catalogue contains the evaluation data for 267 bitter vetch accessions from the collection held by the N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR), grown in 2010–2016 and 2021 at Yekaterinino Experiment Station of VIR. The study covered bitter vetch accessions of diverse geographic origin from 23 countries. The testing of Vicia ervilia accessions in years with different weather conditions showed the variability of the main agrobiological characteristics in the studied accessions: duration of the growing season, and seed yield per 1 m². The catalogue is addressed to plant breeding experts.

scholarly journals Biotechnology for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources in Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Bal Krishna Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Tissue Bank ◽  
Genetic Erosion ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Agricultural Biodiversity ◽  
Agricultural Plant

Agricultural biodiversity is the basis of human life and food security. Nepal with 577 cultivated species possesses huge diversity at varietal as well as landrace levels. In most agricultural crops the rapid genetic erosion due to several reasons is a common phenomenon. Thus, considering the importance of agricultural biodiversity declared by Convention on Biological Diversity for sustainable food production, National Agriculture Genetic Resources Center (NAGRC) has been established for conservation and sustainable utilization of agricultural biodiversity. This paper thus delineates the application of biotechnological tools adopted by NAGRC for effective and efficient conservation and use of agricultural plant genetic resources (APGRs). Among the adopted technologies, tissue bank using shoot tip culture of vegetatively propagating and recalcitrant crops eg potato, sugarcane, banana, sweet potato, etc are in function. Under the molecular marker technology, currently random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers have been used for developing DNA profiles, identifying duplicates in the collections, assessing genetic diversity and screening accessions against economic traits. DNA bank has also been created for storing DNA of indigenous crops and these DNA can be accessed for research and study. Genotypic database has been developed for chayote, finger millet, wheat and maize for identification and selection of the accessions.Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council Vol.3 2017: 49-59

scholarly journals Protection of Plant Varieties In the Provisions of International Conventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Y.D.W. Susi Irianti
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
International Conventions

Plant varieties are part of biodiversity that needs to be protected both nationally and in the provisions of international conventions. This biodiversity is highly valuable because it is a part of genetic resources. The biodiversity needs to be maintained, preserved and protected to support economic development in the agricultural sector. The type of research used in examining legal issues was normative legal research. This study used statute approach, conceptual approach, and comparative approach. The results indicated that CBD granted the developing countries the rights to monitor access to genetic resources as a way to restore balance between developing countries and industrialized countries. The rights were granted to developing countries to optimally protect, preserve, regulate and support the utilization of germplasm. UPOV provided benefits to its member countries, in the form of: increasing activity and capital in breeding activities, providing more choices of plant varieties to farmers and consumers, increasing farmer income and developing rural areas and developing foreign markets. ITPGRFA protected the rights of farmers based on the contribution and role of farmers and the local community in preserving plant varieties that were partly from plant genetic resources belonging to Indonesia. CITES had a mission and goal to prevent the species of wild plants and animals from extinction in nature through the development of a system for controlling the trade of animal and plant species and their products internationally.

Seed storage of plant genetic resources

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Praciak
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Genetic Erosion ◽  
Seed Storage ◽  
Multiple Cropping ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
New Crops ◽  
New Genes ◽  
Breeding Programmes

The need to conserve plant genetic resources can no longer be in doubt. The destruction of natural habitats, the replacement of multiple cropping systems with monocultures, the replacement of traditional varieties with uniform high-yielding cultivars all lead to genetic erosion and the loss of crop and plant diversity. Genetic resources are vital for crop breeding programmes as sources of new genes for, for example, disease and pest resistance. They are also vital as sources of pharmaceutical and novel industrial and food products. In their own right they may have potential as new crops.

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