CONSERVATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES - SOME VIEWS

Abstract

Conservation is as vital as collection of genetic resources. How
much and how best to conserve remain live problems. Conservation
strategies have evaluation as one of the main components. Criteria to
identify duplicates in collections still need to converge. There are chances
of generation of new variability in 'static' collections of seed in long
term storage. Collections are made continuously straining space availability
in gene banks. Modern tools like molecular markers may add
more to the number to be conserved. This is because collections whose
phenotypic performance is very similar could be identified as distinct
based on RFLP variation