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On-farm (in situ) conservation of cultivated plants refers to the management of landraces/cultivars and the occasionally cultivated wild relatives (as in the case of fruit species like mango) in the very place where they developed their present-day characteristics. Fruit tree varieties and related good practices innovated by farmers in their home-gardens and semi-commercial orchards are an important source of genetic resources that are still underutilized and neglected considering their potentially lucrative market value. This poster describes a participatory and innovative method/tool for assessing the fruit genetic diversity in farming communities in order to develop livelihood options based on diversity available to farmers as well as conservation actions.

Author: Sthapit, B.; Lamers, H.; Reddy, M.B.C.; Idris, S.; Somsri, S.; Sutrisno Saad, N.; Ramanatha Rao, V.

Publication Year: 2011
Pages: 1 p.
Format: PDF
Language: EN

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• Tropical fruit tree species and climate change - Sthapit, B.R.; Ramanatha Rao, V.; Sthapit, S.R.