Genetic diversity refers to the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species.

Crop diversity can also deliver important ecosystem benefits.

The seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a tripartite agreement between the Norwegian government, the Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT) and the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen).

Experts have been preaching crop diversity, irrigation, and improved soil nutrients for decades.

The cultivation of different energy crops will in future enrich crop rotation and hence improve plant diversity.

The goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.

One thing that I think is a very surprising and strange thing is just how low the genetic diversity of sharks are.

Many Parties highlighted the importance of preserving genetic resources and biological diversity, exploring drought tolerant ecotypes and establishing migration corridors for species.

Mr. Markus Lehmann, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) stressed that, under the CBD, access to genetic resources can be granted in exchange for access to, and transfer of, technology that makes use of those genetic resources.

134. Recognizes the abundance and diversity of marine genetic resources and their value in terms of benefits, goods and services they can provide

Therefore the plan of retaining a target of 90 genetic diversity over the next century is not possible unless other founders are added.

Reaffirming that the Convention on Biological Diversity is the key international instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources,

And it's thought maybe it was a bottleneck, a genetic bottleneck thought to be 12,000 years ago, and this has caused a very low diversity.

Pollinators participate in sexual reproduction of many plants, by ensuring cross pollination, essential for some species, or a major factor in ensuring genetic diversity for others.

Many of the research and training activities carried out by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology are focused on crop improvement (in particular cotton, rice, tomato and sunflower) with stringent biosafety concerns.

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Iran estimates the alleged reduction in crop quality by comparing crop prices in the Southern Provinces in 1991 with national crop prices.

Thus, genetic selection will inevitably move towards genetic enhancement.

These include crop rotation, increased crop diversification, and introducing integrated pest management systems.

It appears that Kodiak bears have been genetically isolated since at least the last ice age (10,000 to 12,000 years ago) and there is very little genetic diversity within the population.

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In February 2004, the seventh Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties (CBD COP 7) agreed to commence negotiations on an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing whose scope would include genetic resources as well as traditional knowledge, innovations and practices (TK) (decision VII 19).

Action to promote the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the utilization of forest genetic resources has generally been taken within the framework of guidelines under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

In harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Treaty sought to ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from the use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

Genetic hypertension Dopamine receptor mutations can cause genetic hypertension in humans.

Several Parties referred to the need for protection of forest areas, through targeting forests under stress, forest expansion, for example through development of appropriate plantations, and the preservation of genetic resources and biological diversity.

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Even without speciation, the same outcome could occur through a loss of genetic diversity If everyone selected the same traits for their offspring, their descendants would be incapable of surviving a sudden, unexpected environmental challenge.

It is distinguished from genetic variability, which describes the tendency of genetic characteristics to vary.

India is a good place to do such an experiment in, because we have all the ethnic diversities, all the you know, the genetic diversity, all the racial diversities, and also all the socio economic diversities.

Reiterating that the Convention on Biological Diversity is the key international instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources,

Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) is a software system that integrates crop growth models with crop, weather and soil data and estimates potential changes in crop yields and water use.

Forests ensure water supplies, counter soil erosion, and safeguard an abundance of genetic resources that will become increasingly important in developing the new products, pharmaceuticals, and crop strains needed to support the lives and livelihoods of more than nine billion people by 2050.

Molecular biology approaches have been used to improve, inter alia, resistance to stress such as salinity and drought, insect resistance, fungal resistance, and nutrition value of crop products, as well as techniques for genetic transformation and protein expression as used in agroindustry.

The old tool for managing farmers risks is crop insurance, which responds directly to the failure of a crop.

This is why private crop insurers are in short supply, and why crop insurance often requires expensive government subsidies.

Tempering the Genetic Revolution

Some depression appears to be genetic, in which case genetic therapy may ultimately offer a solution.

Since all these functions are affected by genetic research, genetic testing has emerged as an important issue.

The old idea that certain human beings were superior to others because of the colour of their skin, their spiritual practices or their genetic disposition, was today hiding behind the profound irrefutability of cultural, ethnic or religious diversity.

The winds destroyed much of the corn crop, about half of the peach crop, and about 1.5 million bushels of apples.