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Breeding disease-resistant plants

  • Creating crop pest resistance
  • Developing pest resistant strains of plants

Description

Breeding disease-resistant plants involves selecting and crossing plant varieties to develop new strains with enhanced resistance to specific pathogens. This strategy aims to reduce crop losses, minimize reliance on chemical pesticides, and improve food security by creating cultivars that can withstand prevalent diseases. Through traditional breeding or modern biotechnological methods, disease-resistant plants offer a practical remedy to agricultural productivity challenges, supporting sustainable farming and protecting livelihoods against recurring plant disease outbreaks.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Implementation

A breeding programme is underway at the University of Hawaii to produce psyllid-resistant varieties of leucaena to support agroforestry programmes in Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is breeding disease resistant plant species.

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Breeding plants
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Resistance [D]
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Resistance [C]
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Nonresistance
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Disease
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Breeding
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Reference

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #4: Quality EducationSustainable Development Goal #5: Gender EqualitySustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthSustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #13: Climate ActionSustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below WaterSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on LandSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
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Language
English
1A4N
J0525
DOCID
12005250
D7NID
199820
Editing link
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024