On-farm conservation strategy to ensure crop genetic diversity in changing agro-ecosystems in the Republic of Korea

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 401-410

  Park, Y J ^a   Dixit, A ^a   Ma, K H ^a   Kang, J H ^a   Rao, V R ^a,b   Cho, E G ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Crop landrace; Genetic erosion; On farm conservation; Policy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 29244466120     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2005.00168.x     Document Type: Review

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