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2023
Journal article
The forgotten giant of the Pacific: a review on giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don).
This article provides an overview over taxonomy, distribution, cultivation and use of giant taro, (L.) G.Don. The species belongs to the Araceae (aroid) family, which consists of 3700 species grouped into 107 genera. Among those species are several important crop species from tropical Asia and America. Giant taro, with a...Müller, Jonas V. ; Guzzon, Filippo
Araceae, Pacific Region, Alocasia macrorrhizos, Gene bank, Plant genetic resources, Neglected crop, Conservation, Aroids, and Breeding
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2022
Journal article
The importance of conserving crop wild relatives in preparing agriculture for climate change.
Climate change is widely acknowledged to have severe implications for global food production and therefore food security. Utilising crop wild relatives (CWR) to help build resilience in domesticated crops is seen as part of the solution assuming that important genetic traits can be transferred to domesticated crops and that the... -
2020
Journal article
Seed germination under osmotic stress across different wild populations of mountain rye (Secale strictum (C.Presl) C.Presl)).
Rossi, Graziano ; Guzzon, Filippo ; Bickler, Charlotte ; Cauzzi, Paolo ; Di Martino, Luciano …
Drought tolerance, Seed ecology, Secale strictum, Crop wild relatives, Seed germination, and Forage crop