Explanatory guide to the International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture / Gerald Moore and Witold Tymowski

Abstract

The nature of the plant breeding process calling for a broad range of plants genetic resources as inputs into any one successful product. Indeed a new plant variety can often be the product of generations of breeding farmers and breeders, which may stretch across many countries. First they are important as an immediate resource i.e for the particular characteristics they may provide, in terms of pest resistance drought tolerance, plant architecture taste or colour.