History, Achievements, and Current Status of Genetic Resources Conservation

Damania, Adi B.

doi:10.2134/agrojnl2005.0239c

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“…Several prominent, but not all inclusive, early plant explorers include Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin, and Joseph Banks. The British in particular, under the leadership of Sir Joseph Banks, performed many collecting expeditions across the world and began preserving them at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew near London in the 18th century (Damania, 2008). More recently, Frank Meyer and Nikolai Vavilov represent two well-known plant explorers with major impact in the fi eld of genetic resource conservation.…”

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“…More recently, Frank Meyer and Nikolai Vavilov represent two well-known plant explorers with major impact in the fi eld of genetic resource conservation. Descriptions of Meyer and Vavilov, in addition to a comprehensive review of plant genetic resources, are summarized by Damania (2008). Briefl y, in the early 1900s, the U.S. Offi ce of Foreign Seed and Plant Introductions sent Frank Meyer to East Asia to collect plant genetic resources with relevance to the United States.…”

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Status of the Global Cotton Germplasm Resources

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The cultivated Gossypium spp. (cotton) represents the single most important, natural fiber crop in the world. In addition to its fiber, the oil and protein portion of the cottonseed also represents significant economic value. To protect the worldwide economic value of cotton fiber and cotton byproducts, coordinated efforts to collect and maintain cotton genetic resources have increased over the last 100 yr. The classified genetic resources of cotton are extensive and include five tetraploid species in the primary gene pool, 20 diploid species in the secondary gene pool, and 25 diploid species in the tertiary gene pool. This report provides information on the status and contents of eight major cotton germplasm collections present across the world. Based on the findings of this report, a number of classified Gossypium species are not maintained in these collections, and several are underrepresented and vulnerable to extinction. This report presents several critical challenges and opportunities facing international efforts to enhance and preserve the world's Gossypium genetic resources. Multinational communication and collaboration are essential to protect, secure, and evaluate the global cotton germplasm resources. Without global, collaborative efforts, the rarest and most unique cotton germplasm resources are vulnerable to extinction.

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“…The detailed history of germplasm conservation has been well documented by Pistorius (1997), Loskutov (1999, and others (Frankel, 1987;Brush, 1999;Scarascia-Mugnozza and Perrino, 2002;Engels, 2004;Damania, 2008;Hammer and Teklu, 2008). Our brief historic account here provides us with several points.…”

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The Vulnerability of Plant Genetic Resources Conserved Ex Situ

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The realized dangers of genetic erosion in plant genetic resources have prompted political and scientific movements around the world to conserve plant genetic resources over the last 50 yr. More than 7 million plant germplasm accessions are currently conserved in 1750 genebanks worldwide, and about two million accessions are estimated to be unique. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was established to conserve and utilize these plant genetic resources. However, long‐term conservation of such a large volume of diverse germplasm remains a challenging mission. Many critical issues affecting genebank sustainability have emerged. Of note are the vulnerability of genebanks and the risk of within‐genebank genetic erosion through genetic drift and viability selection. Here, we review the overall conservation efforts over the last 50 yr, analyze the critical issues in genebanks, and identify the elements that threaten long‐term germplasm conservation. Measures are explored with the hope to mitigate variable threats for genebank sustainability and to secure a food supply for humanity for generations to come.

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“…The pioneer of the systematic survey of cereal crop resources was Nicolai I. Vavilov (Damania 2008;Harris 1990). Beginning in the 1920s, Vavilov carried out more than 100 expeditions across the globe, collecting plant materials for the foundation of the N.I.…”

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“…Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR), a central institution responsible for collecting and researching world plant diversity for the purposes of former Soviet Union national breeding programmes. In other countries, similar but smaller scale undertakings aimed at surveying and collecting germplasm of major food and fodder crops, including cereals (Damania 2008), initiating the process of accession gathering that ultimately resulted in a large number of accessions being maintained in GeneBanks around the world (Bettencourt and Konopka 1990;FAO 1998FAO , 2010Knüpffer 2009;Zeven 1998). Although the concept of a landrace was developed more than 120 years ago, almost all systematic programmes of germplasm prospecting began during the 2nd half of the last century.…”

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Cereal landraces genetic resources in worldwide GeneBanks. A review

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Bettencourt

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Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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History, Achievements, and Current Status of Genetic Resources Conservation

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Status of the Global Cotton Germplasm Resources

Status of the Global Cotton Germplasm Resources

The Vulnerability of Plant Genetic Resources Conserved Ex Situ

Cereal landraces genetic resources in worldwide GeneBanks. A review

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