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Germplasm Conservation: Instrumental in Agricultural Biodiversity—A Review

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  • Veerala Priyanka

    (Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut 250110, India)

  • Rahul Kumar

    (Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut 250110, India)

  • Inderpreet Dhaliwal

    (Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India)

  • Prashant Kaushik

    (Instituto de Conservacióny Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

Germplasm is a valuable natural resource that provides knowledge about the genetic composition of a species and is crucial for conserving plant diversity. Germplasm protection strategies not only involve rescuing plant species threatened with extinction, but also help preserve all essential plants, on which rests the survival of all organisms. The successful use of genetic resources necessitates their diligent collection, storage, analysis, documentation, and exchange. Slow growth cultures, cryopreservation, pollen and DNA banks, botanical gardens, genetic reserves, and farmers’ fields are a few germplasm conservation techniques being employed. However, the adoption of in-vitro techniques with any chance of genetic instability could lead to the destruction of the entire substance, but the improved understanding of basic regeneration biology would, in turn, undoubtedly increase the capacity to regenerate new plants, thus expanding selection possibilities. Germplasm conservation seeks to conserve endangered and vulnerable plant species worldwide for future proliferation and development; it is also the bedrock of agricultural production.

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  • Veerala Priyanka & Rahul Kumar & Inderpreet Dhaliwal & Prashant Kaushik, 2021. "Germplasm Conservation: Instrumental in Agricultural Biodiversity—A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-18, June.
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    1. Wright, Brian D., 1997. "Crop genetic resource policy: the role of ex situ genebanks," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 41(1), pages 1-35.
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