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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… and are also pastoralists who have traditionally kept drought resistant breeds of indigenous livestock. … life. We particularly value their abilities to withstand drought, to walk long distances and survive on small … and rams by judging the mother’s ability to withstand drought, her color, size, activity levels and the survival …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… and intro- ducing new traits into those crops, such as drought or pest resistance. PGRFA, or at least those of … it by breeding in new traits such as higher yields, and drought or disease resistance. Any individual landrace is … they may provide, in terms of pest resistance, drought tolerance, plant architecture, taste or colour.10 …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… farmlands and plantations. The sea-level rise and drought is also taking a toll on these resources. Despite the … compounds as protective agents against abiotic (e.g., drought) and biotic (e.g., herbivore grazing) stress. These … have similarly evolved traditional cultivars resistant to drought, poor soils, salinity and local pests. The selec- …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… that are able to withstand adverse conditions, including drought, high salinity and poor soil fertility and structure, … resistance or tolerance to major stresses such as drought, heat, waterlogging and soil salinity. Research is … for resistance or tolerance to pests and diseases, salt, drought, cold and heat, as a means to reduce pollution and …