Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend conserving and using plant genetic resources to improve crop nutritional qualities.
- Taxon
- cropse0
- Treatment
- Conservation and use of plant genetic resourcese0
- Outcome
- nutritional qualitiese0
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Verbatim
e0“Conservation and use of plant genetic resources are required to endow crops with pest resistance, as well as to enhance crop yields and nutritional qualities.”
Title
Conservation and use of global plant genetic resources for insect resistance
S. S. Quisenberry; S. L. Clement Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 2002. doi:10.1071/ar02017
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Insect and mite damage accounts for 30-70% of crop production losses.
- Recommendation The authors recommend conserving and using plant genetic resources to provide pest resistance.
- Recommendation The authors recommend conserving and using plant genetic resources to improve crop yields.
- Observation Molecular genetic technologies may facilitate introgression of insect resistance genes from conserved germplasm into crops.
- Observation Conserving and using global plant genetic resources may enhance long-term food security and agricultural sustainability.