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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- …