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SciDev.Net: The giant swamp taro, the orange-fleshed Fe'i banana and a coconut that grows to half a metre in length are among the native crop species to be saved in a major project that has begun across small islands in the Pacific.
The Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) is coordinating the project in which 1,000 unique varieties of staple fruit and vegetables from 7,500 Pacific islands are being collected to be grown in research institutes, with duplicates held at CePaCT.
The project is a response......
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Plant bank to preserve biodiversity of Pacific crops
Posted by SciDev.Net: Joel D. Adriano on November 1st, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation