The Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Center’s (OAPGRC) Science Café: A Success Story”

Sipping Science in a Café

We present here the European project SciCafé – networking of science cafés in Europe and neighboring countries, and the contributions of the CSDC-CafféScienza partner in Florence, Italy. © Selection and peer-review under responsibility of FET11 conference organizers and published by Elsevier B.V. PACS: 01.75.+m; 01.40.Fk; 01.10.Fv

Editor's Note/Man, the Story-Telling Animal

Cryoconservation of Animal Genetic Resources

FA O C ry o co n se rv a io n o f a n im a l g e n e ic re so u ce s The Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources, adopted in 2007, is the first internationally agreed framework for the management of biodiversity in the livestock sector. It calls for the development of technical guidelines to support countries in their implementation efforts. Guidelines on the Preparation of national ...

Animal genetic resources and resistance to disease THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Pomegranate: Biodiversity and genetic resources, a review

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a multipurpose plant that is important as nutrition, medical, horticulture, landscape and environment. The plant has been cultivated since old Iran and Egypt which is mentioned in Bible and Quran. Origin of the plant is Iran and some neighbour countries, although it is cultivated in many countries, now a day. Botanically, it is classified in Punicaceae and ha...