Climate change and on-farm conservation of crop landraces in centres of diversity

This chapter reviews the potential impacts of climate change on on-farm conservation of crop diversity and on the contribution that on-farm conservation can make to agricultural adaptation to climate change, and ask two questions: (1) How might climate change affect the viability of on-farm conserva...

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Autores principales: Bellon, M.R., Etten, Jacob van
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CAB International 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52014
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Sumario:This chapter reviews the potential impacts of climate change on on-farm conservation of crop diversity and on the contribution that on-farm conservation can make to agricultural adaptation to climate change, and ask two questions: (1) How might climate change affect the viability of on-farm conservation of landraces in centres of crop diversity? and (2) How can on-farm conservation contribute to the adaptation of small-scale farmers to climate change?