https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/taxonomy/term/710/0 en https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/node/562 Conservation of genetic resources is a crucial mean for safeguarding the agriculture of the future. However, medium to long term conservation of germplasm requires significant effort, expecially for vegetatively propagated plants, such as tuberous crops. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tropentag/37353731085/in/datetaken/" title="impressions6"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4400/37353731085_323d2c1fc5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="impressions6" /></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Stacy Hammond from the Czech University of Life Sciences conducted a brilliant investigation on how to effectively slow down the growth rate of Ulluco (<i>Ullucus tuberculosus</i>)(Loz.) of the Basellaceae family, an important Andean staple crop, so it can be efficiently conserved for farmers and for future generations. I certainly hope that these findings will serve as a basis for future studies in genetic resources and conservation. https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/node/562#comments Genetics Poster Sessions 2017 Tropentag 2017 Ulluco Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:55:13 +0000 giulia.rotanodari 562 at https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de