ICRISAT and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Partnership

Plant genetic resources (PGR) are the foundation for crop improvement and contribute towards global objectives of food security, poverty alleviation, environmental protection and sustainable development. Currently, over six million accessions of various plant germplasm, including the agronomically i...

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Main Author: ICRISAT, -
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics 2008
Subjects:
Genetics and Genomics
Agriculture-Farming
Production
Technology
Economics
Svalbard
Online Access:http://oar.icrisat.org/5821/
http://oar.icrisat.org/5821/1/ICRISAT-Svalbard_global_Partnership_2008.pdf
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Summary:Plant genetic resources (PGR) are the foundation for crop improvement and contribute towards global objectives of food security, poverty alleviation, environmental protection and sustainable development. Currently, over six million accessions of various plant germplasm, including the agronomically important crops, are conserved in over 1300 genebanks worldwide. The ICRISAT Genebank.

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