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Seed Collection and Plant Genetic Diversity, 1900-1979
By: Marci Baranski
| Published: Nov 01, 2013
Farmers have long relied on genetic diversity to breed new crops, but in the early 1900s scientists began to study the importance of plant genetic…
ContextGermplasm resources, PlantGermplasm resources, Plant--StorageAgrobiodiversityCrops
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2001)
By: Marci Baranski
| Published: Oct 07, 2013
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, referred to as the Plant Treaty, was approved on 3 November 2001 by…
LawGermplasm resources, PlantGermplasm resources, Plant--Law and legislationbiodiversityUnited Nations associations
Seed Banking 1979-1994
By: Marci Baranski
| Published: Jan 28, 2014
In the early twentieth century, scientists and agriculturalists collected plants in greenhouses, botanical gardens, and fields. Seed collection…
ContextGermplasm resources, PlantGermplasm resources, Plant--StorageAgrobiodiversityCrops