Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities

This technical study focuses on the role of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture and the influence of a changing climate. Agriculture is defined as crop-based food production for yield and quality. It excludes micro-organism genetic resources associated with livestock, fish and non-food-...

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Main Authors: Beed, Fenton D., Benedetti, A., Cardinali, G., Chakraborty, S., Dubois, T., Garrett, K.A., Halewood, Michael
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34916
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author Beed, Fenton D.
Benedetti, A.
Cardinali, G.
Chakraborty, S.
Dubois, T.
Garrett, K.A.
Halewood, Michael
author_browse Beed, Fenton D.
Benedetti, A.
Cardinali, G.
Chakraborty, S.
Dubois, T.
Garrett, K.A.
Halewood, Michael
author_facet Beed, Fenton D.
Benedetti, A.
Cardinali, G.
Chakraborty, S.
Dubois, T.
Garrett, K.A.
Halewood, Michael
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description This technical study focuses on the role of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture and the influence of a changing climate. Agriculture is defined as crop-based food production for yield and quality. It excludes micro-organism genetic resources associated with livestock, fish and non-food-borne human pathogens. The study encompasses micro-organisms in five functional domains: soil inhabitants, plant and rhizosphere inhabitants, plant pathogens, biological control agents and food production systems. The scope of this study is vast as a consequence of the unrivalled diversity of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture and the correspondingly huge variety of functions they perform, largely beneficial but also some harmful to agriculture. The study summarizes the role of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture, provides examples demonstrating the potential influence of changes in climate on their performance, and describes their potential role in adapting agriculture to climate change and in mitigating changes in climate. While this study can only take preliminary steps towards detailing the complexity of the subject, the authors greatly appreciate the opportunity to increase awareness of micro- organism genetic resources for agriculture among the global community of decision-makers.
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spelling CGSpace349162025-12-08T10:29:22Z Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities Beed, Fenton D. Benedetti, A. Cardinali, G. Chakraborty, S. Dubois, T. Garrett, K.A. Halewood, Michael agriculture climate genetic resources This technical study focuses on the role of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture and the influence of a changing climate. Agriculture is defined as crop-based food production for yield and quality. It excludes micro-organism genetic resources associated with livestock, fish and non-food-borne human pathogens. The study encompasses micro-organisms in five functional domains: soil inhabitants, plant and rhizosphere inhabitants, plant pathogens, biological control agents and food production systems. The scope of this study is vast as a consequence of the unrivalled diversity of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture and the correspondingly huge variety of functions they perform, largely beneficial but also some harmful to agriculture. The study summarizes the role of micro-organism genetic resources for agriculture, provides examples demonstrating the potential influence of changes in climate on their performance, and describes their potential role in adapting agriculture to climate change and in mitigating changes in climate. While this study can only take preliminary steps towards detailing the complexity of the subject, the authors greatly appreciate the opportunity to increase awareness of micro- organism genetic resources for agriculture among the global community of decision-makers. 2011 2014-02-19T07:59:19Z 2014-02-19T07:59:19Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34916 en Open Access Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Beed F, Benedetti A, Cardinali G, Chakraborty S, Dubois T, Garrett K, Halewood M. 2011. Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities. Background Study Paper No. 57. Rome, Italy: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO).
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climate
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Beed, Fenton D.
Benedetti, A.
Cardinali, G.
Chakraborty, S.
Dubois, T.
Garrett, K.A.
Halewood, Michael
Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
title Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
title_full Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
title_fullStr Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
title_short Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
title_sort climate change and micro organism genetic resources for food and agriculture state of knowledge risks and opportunities
topic agriculture
climate
genetic resources
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34916
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