Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future
In recent years, all over the world, the attention paid to local and traditional productions is growing, especially in the agro-food sector. Maybe, it is not only due to the impact of globalization and the social and economic changes but also due to the increased consideration to health and nutritio...
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| description | In recent years, all over the world, the attention paid to local and traditional productions is growing, especially in the agro-food sector. Maybe, it is not only due to the impact of globalization and the social and economic changes but also due to the increased consideration to health and nutritional aspects of food. Hence, for economic, social, historical, and nutritional reasons, this trend has led to the rediscovery and reuse of landraces of many different crops, responding to requests for more and more demanding market. This volume collects examples of local crops and old landraces of different areas of the planet that testify the extreme importance of the relation existing among a land, the local productions, the historical traditions, the conservation of biodiversity, the health benefits, the environmental impact and the local economies, also including the significance to dedicate resources to scientific researches in local crops. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1301582024-04-05T12:35:08Z Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future Grillo, Oscar genetic diversity, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, phytochemicals, polyphenols thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAK Genetics (non-medical) In recent years, all over the world, the attention paid to local and traditional productions is growing, especially in the agro-food sector. Maybe, it is not only due to the impact of globalization and the social and economic changes but also due to the increased consideration to health and nutritional aspects of food. Hence, for economic, social, historical, and nutritional reasons, this trend has led to the rediscovery and reuse of landraces of many different crops, responding to requests for more and more demanding market. This volume collects examples of local crops and old landraces of different areas of the planet that testify the extreme importance of the relation existing among a land, the local productions, the historical traditions, the conservation of biodiversity, the health benefits, the environmental impact and the local economies, also including the significance to dedicate resources to scientific researches in local crops. 2023-12-01T16:57:13Z 2023-12-01T16:57:13Z 2018 book ONIX_20231201_9781789237252_1267 9781789237252 9781789237245 9781838813963 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/130158 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/6317 https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/6317/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.69576 10.5772/intechopen.69576 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781789237252 9781789237245 9781838813963 IntechOpen 204 open access |
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| title | Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future |
| title_full | Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future |
| title_fullStr | Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future |
| title_short | Rediscovery of Landraces as a Resource for the Future |
| title_sort | rediscovery of landraces as a resource for the future |
| topic | genetic diversity, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, phytochemicals, polyphenols thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAK Genetics (non-medical) |
| topic_facet | genetic diversity, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, phytochemicals, polyphenols thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAK Genetics (non-medical) |
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