Multi-Institutional Distance Learning Course in Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
2007, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT [1]); Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Palmira; Bioversity International; Red de Instituciones Vinculadas a la Capacitaciốn en Economia y Politicas Agricolas en America Latina y el Caribe (RED CAPA); Centre Technique de Cooperation Agricole et Rurale (CTA [2]), Cali, Colombia. ISBN : 978-958-694-095-5
This publication covers basic concepts of:
- plant genetic resources
- germplasm acquisition
- conservation
- characterization
- documentation
- germplasm bank management
The course aims to answer questions such as:
- Why conserve?
- What should be conserved?
- For whom do we conserve?
- How do we conserve?
This course is for people working in germplasm banks, botanical gardens, arboreta, and on crop diversity projects. It is based on the materials used in the 2004 distance learning course offered to Latin American professionals and technicians with the English version adapted to serve a wider audience.
Similar posts:
- Law and Policy of Relevance to the Management of Plant Genetic Resources [5]
- Agrobiodiversity Education [6]
- Seed Handling in Genebanks: Self-Learning Module [7]
- International Course on Plant Genetic Resources and Genebank Management [8]
- Material de apoyo a la capacitación en conservación ex situ de recursos fitogenéticos. [9]
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- [2] http://www.cta.int/
- [3] http://webapp.ciat.cgiar.org/ccc/course_ex_situ.htm
- [4] http://webapp.ciat.cgiar.org/ccc/es/curso_ex_situ.htm
- [5] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/law_and_policy_of_relevance_to_the_management_of_plant_genetic_resources.html
- [6] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/agrobiodiversity_education.html
- [7] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/seed_handling_in_genebanks_self_learning_module.html
- [8] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/international_course_on_plant_genetic_resources_and_genebank_management.html
- [9] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/material_de_apoyo_a_la_capacitacion_en_conservacion_ex_situ_de_recursos_fitogeneticos.html
- [10] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/category/training
- [11] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/ex situ conservation
- [12] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/plant genetic resources
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