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Plant genetic resources

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Plant Breeding

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Plant genetic resources represent both the basis for agricultural development and a reservoir of genetic adaptability that acts as a buffer against environmental change. The erosion of these resources threatens world food security. The need to conserve and utilize plant genetic resources as a safeguard against an unpredictable future is well recognized. The prospect of dwindling plant genetic diversity, coupled with increased demands on these resources, has propelled them into the centre of global discussions on the environment and sustainable development.

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  1. Welsh Plant Breeding Station, AFRC IGER, Plas Gogerddan, Near Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, Dyfed, UK

    M. D. Hayward

  2. Hilleshög AB, PO Box 302, S-26123, Landskrona, Sweden

    N. O. Bosemark

  3. Departamento de Producción Vegetal, UdL — IRTA, Avenida Rovira Roure 177, 25006, Lleida, Spain

    I. Romagosa

  4. CIHEAM, Zaragoza, Spain

    M. Cerezo

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Esquinas-Alcázar, J.T. (1993). Plant genetic resources. In: Hayward, M.D., Bosemark, N.O., Romagosa, I., Cerezo, M. (eds) Plant Breeding. Plant Breeding Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1524-7_4

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