The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh by Yuji Enriquez, Melinda Smale, Nelissa Jamora, Mohammod Hossain, Lava Kumar

“…Abstract Background One of the less known benefits of the CGIAR is the facilitation of international agricultural research for crop improvement by providing a continuous supply of breeding materials for the development of disease resistant varieties. …”
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ارزیابی روش‌شناسی برنامه جهانی چالش آب و غذا CGIAR، در مدیریت حوزه‌های آبخیز رودخانه کرخه by نادر حیدری

“…وجود سامانه­‌های کشاورزی مختلف، از جمله کشاورزی آبی و دیم، پایین بودن بهره‌­وری آب در تولید محصولات کشاورزی، وجود محدودیت‌­های تولید (شوری و مدیریت زهاب در پایین‌دست)، فقر و کمبود معیشت جوامع محلی (در بالادست)، مسایل تاثیرات بالادست بر پایین‌­دست حوضه، مسایل زیست‌محیطی و غیره، موجب پیشنهاد حوزه آبخیز کرخه به‌عنوان مدل مناسب در کشور برای برنامه جهانی چالش آب و غذای CGIAR (موسوم به CPWF) شد. لذا، این حوضه به‌عنوان یکی از حوزه‌های آبخیز معرف از میان نه حوزه آبخیز دیگر این برنامه جهانی، به‌عنوان مدلی برای مناطق خشک و نیمه‌خشک جهان انتخاب و طی فاز یک (2004 تا 2008)، برنامه در آن اجرا شد. …”
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Genotyping Genebank Collections: Strategic Approaches and Considerations for Optimal Collection Management by Noelle L. Anglin, Peter Wenzl, Vania Azevedo, Charlotte Lusty, David Ellis, Dongying Gao

“…Besides the USDA and CGIAR, there are germplasm collections established in many countries across the world that also aim to preserve crop and plant collections. …”
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A one health approach to plant health by Vivian Hoffmann, Birthe Paul, Titilayo Falade, Arshnee Moodley, Navin Ramankutty, Janice Olawoye, Rousseau Djouaka, Elikana Lekei, Nicoline de Haan, Peter Ballantyne, Jeff Waage

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Beyond the Hype: Ten Lessons from Co-Creating and Implementing Digital Innovation in a Rwandan Smallholder Banana Farming System by Julius Adewopo, Mariette McCampbell, Charles Mwizerwa, Marc Schut

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Plant genetic resources in India: management and utilization by K. Singh, K. Gupta, V. Tyagi, S. Rajkumar

“…It has linkages with international organizations of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and national crop-based institutes to accomplish its mandated activities. …”
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Global demand for rice genetic resources by Nelissa Jamora, Venuprasad Ramaiah

“…IRRI distributed germplasm externally to requestors from universities (32%), national research programs (14%), private companies (9%), and individuals, including farmers (24%) as well as other CGIAR centers (3%). The traits sought most often were tolerances to environmental stresses, followed by tolerance or resistance to biotic stresses. …”
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Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach by Ines Van den houwe, Rachel Chase, Julie Sardos, Max Ruas, Els Kempenaers, Valentin Guignon, Sebastien Massart, Sebastien Carpentier, Bart Panis, Mathieu Rouard, Nicolas Roux

“…Abstract The CGIAR genebank International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC) currently holds 1617 banana accessions from 38 countries as an in vitro collection, backed-up by a cryopreserved collection to safeguard global Musa diversity in perpetuity. …”
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Dynamic guardianship of potato landraces by Andean communities and the genebank of the International Potato Center by Sophia Lüttringhaus, Willy Pradel, Víctor Suarez, Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero, Noelle L. Anglin, David Ellis, Guy Hareau, Nelissa Jamora, Melinda Smale, Rene Gómez

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