eprintid: 5821 rev_number: 10 eprint_status: archive userid: 30 dir: disk0/00/00/58/21 datestamp: 2012-04-02 10:54:30 lastmod: 2012-04-02 10:54:30 status_changed: 2012-04-02 10:54:30 type: monograph metadata_visibility: show contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org creators_name: ICRISAT, - icrisatcreators_name: ICRISAT, - affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru) title: ICRISAT and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Partnership ispublished: pub subjects: s2.13 subjects: s2.4 full_text_status: public monograph_type: documentation abstract: Plant genetic resources (PGR) are the foundation for crop improvement and contribute towards global objectives of food security, poverty alleviation, environmental protection and sustainable development. Currently, over six million accessions of various plant germplasm, including the agronomically important crops, are conserved in over 1300 genebanks worldwide. The ICRISAT Genebank..................... date: 2008 date_type: published publisher: International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics place_of_pub: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India pages: 2 institution: International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?hl=en&q=allintitle%3A+%22ICRISAT+and+the+Svalbard+Global+Seed+Vault+Partnership%22&btnG=Search&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_ylo=&as_vis=0 related_url_type: author citation: ICRISAT, - (2008) ICRISAT and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Partnership. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India. document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/5821/1/ICRISAT-Svalbard_global_Partnership_2008.pdf