Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort

Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development (MARDI) is the country's major custodian of the nation's crops genetic resources and has a global responsibility in the conservation of genetic resources of banana, sweet potato and citrus as well as national responsibility for the conservati...

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Main Authors:	Nordin, Mohd Shukor, Ghazali, mohd norfaizal, idris, salma, mat ali , mohd shukri
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Language:	English English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	S Agriculture (General)
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spelling	iium-473502016-07-18T12:03:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47350/ Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort Nordin, Mohd Shukor Ghazali, mohd norfaizal idris, salma mat ali , mohd shukri S Agriculture (General) Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development (MARDI) is the country's major custodian of the nation's crops genetic resources and has a global responsibility in the conservation of genetic resources of banana, sweet potato and citrus as well as national responsibility for the conservation of crops such as rice, tropical fruits and some herbs and medicinal plant species. MARDI Rice Seed Gene Bank at Seberang Prai in the state of Penang was established in the 1984 and currently holds 12,770 registered rice accessions, of which 53% are of local origin. In addition, MARDI also conserve genes in the field, mostly for underutilised tropical fruit genetic resources. At present, about 168 species of underutilised, rare and wild tropical fruit species consisting of about 2,000 accessions, the largest in the country, are being conserved. The species include ‘kuini’ (Mangifera odorata), ‘bacang’ (Mangifera foetida), ‘binjai’(Mangifera caesia ) , ‘cerapu’ (Garcinia praniana) , ‘rambai’ (Baccaurea motleyana), ‘asam gelugor’ (Garcinia atroviridis), ‘terap’ (Arthocarpus odoratissimus) and ‘pulasan’ (Nephellium rambutan-ake) . The accessions are mostly conserved ex situ in field genebanks located at the various MARDI Stations throughout the country. Although the conservation of the various crop species genetic resources is important, the real challenge is enhancing its utilisation. Therefore in the last few years, the focus of the genebank was on the utilisation of those conserved genes and some significant findings of commercial potentials are discussed. The paper also discusses on the MARDI future strategies in crop genebanking. 2015-05-28 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47350/1/ICBC2015_1.jpg application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47350/2/ICBC2015_2.jpg application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47350/3/ICBC2015_3.jpg Nordin, Mohd Shukor and Ghazali, mohd norfaizal and idris, salma and mat ali , mohd shukri (2015) Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort. In: International Confertence on Biodiversity and Conservation 2015, 26-28 May 2015, UPSI, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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description	Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development (MARDI) is the country's major custodian of the nation's crops genetic resources and has a global responsibility in the conservation of genetic resources of banana, sweet potato and citrus as well as national responsibility for the conservation of crops such as rice, tropical fruits and some herbs and medicinal plant species. MARDI Rice Seed Gene Bank at Seberang Prai in the state of Penang was established in the 1984 and currently holds 12,770 registered rice accessions, of which 53% are of local origin. In addition, MARDI also conserve genes in the field, mostly for underutilised tropical fruit genetic resources. At present, about 168 species of underutilised, rare and wild tropical fruit species consisting of about 2,000 accessions, the largest in the country, are being conserved. The species include ‘kuini’ (Mangifera odorata), ‘bacang’ (Mangifera foetida), ‘binjai’(Mangifera caesia ) , ‘cerapu’ (Garcinia praniana) , ‘rambai’ (Baccaurea motleyana), ‘asam gelugor’ (Garcinia atroviridis), ‘terap’ (Arthocarpus odoratissimus) and ‘pulasan’ (Nephellium rambutan-ake) . The accessions are mostly conserved ex situ in field genebanks located at the various MARDI Stations throughout the country. Although the conservation of the various crop species genetic resources is important, the real challenge is enhancing its utilisation. Therefore in the last few years, the focus of the genebank was on the utilisation of those conserved genes and some significant findings of commercial potentials are discussed. The paper also discusses on the MARDI future strategies in crop genebanking.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Nordin, Mohd Shukor Ghazali, mohd norfaizal idris, salma mat ali , mohd shukri
author_facet	Nordin, Mohd Shukor Ghazali, mohd norfaizal idris, salma mat ali , mohd shukri
author_sort	Nordin, Mohd Shukor
title	Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort
title_short	Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort
title_full	Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort
title_fullStr	Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort
title_full_unstemmed	Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort
title_sort	conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in malaysia : mardi's effort
publishDate	2015
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Conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources in Malaysia : Mardi's effort

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