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Research Project: Efficient and Effective Preservation and Management of Plant and Microbial Genetic Resource Collections

Location: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research

Title: Global conservation strategies and the crop trust's work in support of a global system of ex situ conservation

Author
item DEMPEWOLF, HANNES - Global Crop Diversity Trust
item Volk, Gayle
item BRAMEL, PAULA - Consultant

Submitted to: American Society of Horticulture Science Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/28/2021
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: The Crop Trust is an international organization with a mandate to help build and fund a cost-effective, rational and global system of off site conservation of crop diversity for food security worldwide. As part of its work the Crop Trust has been developing global conservation strategies over the past 15 years. These take stock of where we are in terms of conserving and making accessible crop diversity by recognizing that the specific actions needed to underpin the conservation of different crops may differ significantly, depending on the biology of the crop, on the representativeness of current collections, and on the degree to which these are managed according to international standards. A global strategy for apple genetic resources was developed back in 2019 together with the USDA. This talk will discuss the value of global conservation strategies and explore possible options for implementation.

Technical Abstract: The Crop Trust is an international organization with a mandate to help build and fund a cost-effective, rational and global system of ex situ conservation of crop diversity for food security worldwide. As part of its work the Crop Trust has been developing global conservation strategies over the past 15 years. These take stock of where we are in terms of conserving and making accessible crop diversity by recognizing that the specific actions needed to underpin the conservation of different crops may differ significantly, depending on the biology of the crop, on the representativeness of current collections, and on the degree to which these are managed according to international standards. A global strategy for apple genetic resources was developed back in 2019 together with the USDA. This talk will discuss the value of global conservation strategies and explore possible options for implementation.