Collecting strategies for targeted tropical fruit tree species.
Zhang ZongWen, Rao V. R.
Author Affiliation: IPGRI c/o CAAS, 12 Zhongguancun Nandajie, 100081 Beijing, China.
: 21-27
Abstract : The IPGRI Office in Asia, the Pacific and Oceania, in collaboration with 10 countries (Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam) in the region, is implementing the Asian Development Bank-supported project on 'Conservation and Use of Native Tropical Fruit Tree Species in Asia'. Collecting and locating diversity is one of the planned activities of this project. The collecting activity will involve all the 10 countries and 6 fruit tree species, citrus (Citrus spp.), mango (Mangifera spp.), jackfruit, litchi (Litchi chinensis), rambutan (Nephelium spp.) and mangosteen (Garcinia spp.). Most of the tropical fruit tree species are problem species characterized by vegetative propagation and production of recalcitrant seeds. Also, there is not much technical information available on collecting these species. This paper focuses on developing strategies for collecting these important species for genetic conservation and use.