Biodiversity of fruit plants in Azerbaijan: Prospects of conservation and utilization
Mirza Musayev,
Hajiyev Malik
Abstract:Azerbaijan considered as the primary or secondary center of origin, domestication and diversity of many fruits, grapevines and nuts, taking their basis from the wild relatives of the region. The land races and wild relatives in Azerbaijan are conserved in protected areas and botanical gardens, as well as ex-situ and on-farm conservation in field collections of the National Gene Bank. At present, more than 4000 accessions of fruit plants are maintained in field collections of GRI (Genetic Resources Institute (G… Show more
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