Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics

Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics

The American tropics are hotspots of wild and domesticated plant biodiversity, which is still underutilized by breeding programs despite being conserved at regional gene banks. The improvement of those programs depends on long-term public funds and the maintenance of specialized staff. Unfortunately...

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Main Authors: Ivania Cerón-Souza, Carlos H. Galeano, Katherine Tehelen, Hugo R. Jiménez, Carolina González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
agrobiodiversity
food security
gender gap
germplasm banks
social networks
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/10/1584

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