Publication Date
1985
Description
Initially the Board's work gave priority to major crops but latterly more attention has been given to forage plants. Forages now have a high priority in the following IBPGR regions: Mediterranean, Southwest Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central America, the Andean region, southern South America and Europe. One major difficulty with forage plants is the large number of genera/ species - numbering into thousands which have some forage value. For practical operational reasons the world forage genetic resources have been considered under headings (a) Tropical and sub-tropical areas (b) Mediterranean and adjacent semi-arid/areas and (c) Temperate areas. Because of the severity of the problems facing developing countries, including genetic erosion, the first two areas have been given priority by the Board when endorsing a plan of action (Davies 1984). Progress in executing the plan of action will be described.
Citation
Davies, W. Ellis, "A Global Plan for Forage Genetic Resources" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session14/2
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A Global Plan for Forage Genetic Resources
Initially the Board's work gave priority to major crops but latterly more attention has been given to forage plants. Forages now have a high priority in the following IBPGR regions: Mediterranean, Southwest Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central America, the Andean region, southern South America and Europe. One major difficulty with forage plants is the large number of genera/ species - numbering into thousands which have some forage value. For practical operational reasons the world forage genetic resources have been considered under headings (a) Tropical and sub-tropical areas (b) Mediterranean and adjacent semi-arid/areas and (c) Temperate areas. Because of the severity of the problems facing developing countries, including genetic erosion, the first two areas have been given priority by the Board when endorsing a plan of action (Davies 1984). Progress in executing the plan of action will be described.
