A critical review of the current global ex situ conservation system for plant agrobiodiversity. II. Strengths and weaknesses of the current system and recommendations for its improvement
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Bioversity International | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | World Vegetable Center | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Johannes Engels: 0000-0001-6256-6518 | |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091904 | en |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal | en |
| cg.issn | 2223-7747 | en |
| cg.issue | 9 | en |
| cg.journal | Plants | en |
| cg.link.citation | Engels, J.M.M.; Ebert, A.W.A. (2021) A critical review of the current global ex situ conservation system for plant agrobiodiversity. I. History of the development of the global system in the context of the political/legal framework and its major conservation components. Plants 10(8): 1557 38 p. ISSN: 2223-7747 | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Peer Review | en |
| cg.subject.alliancebiovciat | GENETIC RESOURCES | en |
| cg.subject.impactArea | Environmental health and biodiversity | |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on land | en |
| cg.volume | 10 | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Engels, Johannes M.M. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Ebert, Andreas W. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-16T12:10:57Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-16T12:10:57Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115009 | |
| dc.title | A critical review of the current global ex situ conservation system for plant agrobiodiversity. II. Strengths and weaknesses of the current system and recommendations for its improvement | en |
| dcterms.abstract | In this paper, we review gene bank operations that have an influence on the global conservation system, with the intention to identify critical aspects that should be improved for optimum performance. We describe the role of active and base collections and the importance of linking germplasm conservation and use, also in view of new developments in genomics and phenomics that facilitate more effective and efficient conservation and use of plant agrobiodiversity. Strengths, limitations, and opportunities of the existing global ex situ conservation system are discussed, and measures are proposed to achieve a rational, more effective, and efficient global system for germplasm conservation and sustainable use. The proposed measures include filling genetic and geographic gaps in current ex situ collections; determining unique accessions at the global level for long-term conservation in virtual base collections; intensifying existing international collaborations among gene banks and forging collaborations with the botanic gardens community; increasing investment in conservation research and user-oriented supportive research; improved accession-level description of the genetic diversity of crop collections; improvements of the legal and policy framework; and oversight of the proposed network of global base collections. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | en |
| dcterms.available | 2021-09-14 | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Engels, J.M.M.; Ebert, A.W.A. (2021) A critical review of the current global ex situ conservation system for plant agrobiodiversity. II. Strengths and weaknesses of the current system and recommendations for its improvement. Plants 10(9): 1904. ISSN: 2223-7747 | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2021-09-14 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| dcterms.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115014 | en |
| dcterms.subject | agrobiodiversity | en |
| dcterms.subject | gene banks | en |
| dcterms.subject | ex-situ conservation | en |
| dcterms.subject | genomics | en |
| dcterms.subject | conservation agriculture | en |
| dcterms.subject | agrobiodiversidad | en |
| dcterms.subject | banco de genes | en |
| dcterms.subject | conservación ex situ | en |
| dcterms.subject | ecology | en |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article |