Search strategies and the value of a large collection

While the agricultural productivity benefits of utilizing new germplasm have been widely documented (Evenson 2001; Alston, Norton, and Pardey 1998), some controversy remains about the economic justification for expanding existing collections of crop genetic resources. Concerns persist that germplasm...

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Autores principales: Gollin, Douglas, Smale, Melinda, Skovmand, Bent
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155620
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Smale, Melinda
Skovmand, Bent
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description While the agricultural productivity benefits of utilizing new germplasm have been widely documented (Evenson 2001; Alston, Norton, and Pardey 1998), some controversy remains about the economic justification for expanding existing collections of crop genetic resources. Concerns persist that germplasm collections are underutilized (Wright 1997) and there-fore of questionable economic value. Does infrequent “use” of genebanks in crop breeding programs imply that accessions in genebanks have little economic value? Are seed banks really “seed morgues”?
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spelling CGSpace1556202025-12-08T10:29:22Z Search strategies and the value of a large collection Gollin, Douglas Smale, Melinda Skovmand, Bent gene banks economic value plant breeding plant genetic resources costs While the agricultural productivity benefits of utilizing new germplasm have been widely documented (Evenson 2001; Alston, Norton, and Pardey 1998), some controversy remains about the economic justification for expanding existing collections of crop genetic resources. Concerns persist that germplasm collections are underutilized (Wright 1997) and there-fore of questionable economic value. Does infrequent “use” of genebanks in crop breeding programs imply that accessions in genebanks have little economic value? Are seed banks really “seed morgues”? 2003 2024-10-24T12:42:21Z 2024-10-24T12:42:21Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155620 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Plant Genetic Resources Institute CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme Gollin, Douglas; Smale, Melinda; Skovmand, Bent. 2003. Search strategies and the value of a large collection. Research at a Glance Brief. 8. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155620
spellingShingle gene banks
economic value
plant breeding
plant genetic resources
costs
Gollin, Douglas
Smale, Melinda
Skovmand, Bent
Search strategies and the value of a large collection
title Search strategies and the value of a large collection
title_full Search strategies and the value of a large collection
title_fullStr Search strategies and the value of a large collection
title_full_unstemmed Search strategies and the value of a large collection
title_short Search strategies and the value of a large collection
title_sort search strategies and the value of a large collection
topic gene banks
economic value
plant breeding
plant genetic resources
costs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155620
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