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The impact of climate change on interdependence for microbial genetic resources for agriculture

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Title The impact of climate change on interdependence for microbial genetic resources for agriculture
 
Creator Beed, Fen D.
 
Subject agriculture
climate
crops
microbial ecology
genetic resources
 
Description Interactions among crops and microbes influence the quality, productivity, and sustainability of food production systems. Microbes, both beneficial and antagonistic, and the array of functions they perform are currently underestimated. Nutrient cycling microbes, endophytes, mycorrhizae, and natural enemies of pests and diseases contribute to durable farming systems, while other microbes are responsible for devastating diseases and toxin contamination of crops. Crops and microbes must therefore be considered together when considering why, and the extent to which, countries are interdependent upon them. In this context, microbial genetic resources (MGRs) are defined as functional units of heredity such as DNA or RNA and do not include biochemical extracts (Glowka 1995).
 
Date 2011
2014-02-19T07:59:19Z
2014-02-19T07:59:19Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Beed F. 2011. The impact of climate change on interdependence for microbial genetic resources for agriculture. In: Fujisaka S, Williams D, Halewood M, eds. The impact of climate change on countries’ interdependence on genetic resources for food agriculture. Background Study Paper No. 48. Rome, Italy: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO).
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34915
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/meeting/017/ak532e.pdf
 
Language en
 
Relation Background Study Paper
 
Rights Open Access
 
Publisher Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)