HOW IN SITU BIODIVERSITY CAN BOOST CROP IMPROVEMENT: THE VALUE OF THE CROP WILD RELATIVES FOR SUGAR BEET

Abstract

As world population increases, a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands is a concern. Due to the domestication process and to breeding... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Filipa Monteiro (Universidade de Lisboa/ Faculdade de Ciências/ cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA))
  2. Maria Cristina Duarte (Universidade de Lisboa/ Faculdade de Ciências/ cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes)
  3. Octávio Paulo (Universidade de Lisboa/ Faculdade de Ciências/ cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes)
  4. Maria Manuel Romeiras (Universidade de Lisboa/ Faculdade de Ciências/ cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA))

Topic Area

3a. Life on land

Session

OS4-3a+b » 3a Life on land + 3b Life below water (11:30 - Thursday, 14th June, Rectorate - Aula Cannizzaro - Ground floor)

Paper

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