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2017 Frank Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources Lecture: Stewards of Our Agricultural Future
2018-11-01
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Humanity's survival depends on crops—the green line standing between us and calamity. To meet ever expanding human needs, crops must become increasingly more productive, mainly through genetic gains that exploit diverse plant genetic resources (PGR), the raw materials for crop breeding. For millennia, PGR have been conserved by individuals, communities, and organizations. These stewards of our agricultural future...
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- DOI
- 10.2135/cropsci2018.05.0334