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Hummer, Kim |
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Submitted to: Acta Horticulture Proceedings
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 7/20/2003 Publication Date: 7/20/2003 Citation: HUMMER, K.E. PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION OF FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES. ACTA HORTICULTURE PROCEEDINGS. 2003. 623:255-259 Interpretive Summary: The conservation of fruit and nut genetic resources has required collaborative commitments. The foreign seed and plant introduction section of the United States Department of Agriculture was the precedent for the present National Plant Germplasm System. Plant exploration and exchange efforts have always required diplomacy and collaboration. Limited fiscal resources require that partnerships be formed for the conservation of plant genetic resources. Present day genetic resource partnerships involve international, governmental, educational, and private institutions as well as consortia. Collaboration efforts involve conservation and exchange in addition to evaluation and documentation of genetic resources. The future of conservation rests in diplomacy of bilateral agreements to insure continued global exchange. Technical Abstract: The conservation of fruit and nut genetic resources has required collaborative commitments. The foreign seed and plant introduction section of the United States Department of Agriculture was the precedent for the present National Plant Germplasm System. Plant exploration and exchange efforts have always required diplomacy and collaboration. Limited fiscal resources require that partnerships be formed for the conservation of plant genetic resources. Present day genetic resource partnerships involve international, governmental, educational, and private institutions as well as consortia. Collaboration efforts involve conservation and exchange in addition to evaluation and documentation of genetic resources. The future of conservation rests in diplomacy of bilateral agreements to insure continued global exchange. |
