Valuing plant genetic resources in genebanks: Past, present and future

Valuing plant genetic resources in genebanks: Past, present and futureThough the intrinsic value to society of plant genetic resources conserved in genebanks may be recognized, assigning a cardinal value to them remains elusive. This chapter summarises the main messages from applied economics literature on genebank values that began in the late 1990s, a recent set of studies undertaken by the CGIAR Genebank Platform and Crop Diversity Trust, and assessments of national genebanks. Three points are salient: the value of

There is therefore an urgent need to improve the production of this important legume in SSA

It then considers how adding new genetic diversity can improve the rate of gain for seed yield and how the various sources of exotic germplasm can be utilized within different segments of a national soybean programme

The combination of genomic tools and phenotyping is the basis for the identification of these genes and recent developments facilitate to enhance this process

the chapter examines area-wide integrated pest management (IPM)

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It contains a peer-reviewed selection of the best articles presented at the 2009 Tenth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming held in Komárno

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