Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources

Authors

  • K. E. Prasada Rao Genetic Resources Division, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh (502 324), India
  • Ratikanta Maiti Vibha Seeds, Vibha Agrotech Ltd, Inspire, Plot no. 21, Sector 1, Huda Techno Enclave, High Tech City Road, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (500 081), India

Keywords:

Germplasm, genetic resources, conservation, utilization

Abstract

Germplasm and genetic resources are synonymous. Germplasm implies the sum total of hereditary material in a crop species along with its wild and weedy relatives. Land races are primitive varieties, which had evolved without any systematic selection effort. Obsolete varieties are those developed mostly by pure line and mass selection from the local cultivars of past but are no more grown. Various activities involved in the conservation of germplasm are described in this paper along with the trends in utilization of germplasm of some major crops and their significant achievement in plant breeding.      

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Published

2023-04-27

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Rao KEP, Maiti R. Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources. IJBSM [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 27 [cited 2025 Sep. 21];2(Dec, 4):453-6. Available from: https://www.ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJBSM/article/view/195

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Vol. 2 No. Dec, 4 (2011)

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