Plant genetic resources; the impact of the international agricultural research centers

This genetic resources impact study was commissioned as part of a general impact study on all aspects of agricultural research and development within the CGIAR organization. Since the term genetic resources often means different things to different people, the first part of this report gives a discussion on the subject and attempts to define the terminology in general use. It also describes the chain of activities into which genetic resources work can be divided. The second part of the report describes the genetic resources activities on the international centres and of the International Board of Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR). It also attempts to evaluate the impacts of each stage in the genetic resources chain. The third part sums up the work, assesses its strengths and weaknesses, and makes suggestions for future development. The writer concludes that genetic resources are being made freely available to those who request them. The International Board of Plant Genetic Resources is promoting and developing the use of genetic resources materials, and IARC breeders are taking full advantage of the germplams available to them, passing breeding lines and selections to national programmes for further trials and, where appropriate, releasing new varieties with better yields, adaptation and resistances than those previously available. It is not easy to summarize the genetic resources work of the centres network. Crops differ widely and the local conditions and policies of the centres and the scientists working in them differ to some extent from centre to centre

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	76522 Hawkes, J.G., CGIAR, Washington, D.C. (EUA) 5145, 1278 Banco Mundial, Washington, D.C. (EUA)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Washington, D.C. (EUA) 1985
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