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Biotechnological Approaches for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge

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Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security

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The conservation and sustainable use of the diversity present in plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge of germplasm within and among plant species represent economic, scientific, and societal values that have the potential to solve the food security problems arising from our expanding global population. Advances in biotechnology fields such as in vitro culture technology, cryopreservation, and molecular markers have generated significant improvements in methods of conservation of rare and endangered plant genetic resources and the traditional knowledge of germplasm, and their valuable management, in effective ways. A strategic and forward vision for conservation of plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge of germplasm and sustainable use of plant resources in the twenty-first century is of far-reaching significance for the Earth’s sustainable development.

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  1. School of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Pankaj Pandotra Ph.D.

  2. Plant Biotechnology Division, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine (IIIM), Canal Road, Jammu, 180001, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Sulpha Gupta Ph.D.

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Pandotra, P., Gupta, S. (2015). Biotechnological Approaches for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge. In: Salgotra, R., Gupta, B. (eds) Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0060-7_7

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