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- Speciality Rice Biodiversity of Kerala:Need for Incentivising Conservation in the Era of Changing Climate
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Girigan Gopi
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M. Manjula
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1 M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 013, IN
1 M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 013, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 05 (2018), Pagination: 997-1006Abstract
Genetic diversity is integral to food security and sustainable agriculture. The erosion in genetic diversity across the globe raises serious threats to food security and our capacity to adapt to climate change. This article discusses the status of genetic diversities of rice varieties in Kerala, and the contributing factors for the genetic diversity. The rich genetic diversity of rice in Kerala offers scope to adapt to multiple agroecologies, provides resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, carries special culinary traits and has cultural significance. Thus, these rice landraces are important in creating an enabling environment for farming in the context of climate change. However, shift from landraces to modern varieties and large scale conversion of rice fields for alternate uses poses challenge to in situ conservation of rice landraces. The existing policy environment, research and development strategies and markets are skewed in favour of modern varieties. It is argued that the need for ‘conservation incentive’ is a key strategy for promoting in situ conservation of rice landraces of Kerala.Keywords
Climate Change, Conservation Incentive, Genetic Diversity, In situ Conservation, Rice Landraces.Full Text
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