Crop landraces are genetically variable populations of agricultural plant species that
through natural evolution and farmers' selection and continuous cultivation have been …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is a minor millet grown in the arid and semiarid
tropics and subtropics of Asia and Africa. It is cultivated for food, as well as fodder and …

Malnutrition, hunger, and rural poverty in Nepal are prevalent issues that have been
exacerbated by the negative impacts of climate change on crop production. To create a …

Millet is an important food crop for ensuring food and nutrition security of smallholder
farmers and marginalized communities in the hill and mountain of Nepal. The main …

The numbers of food value plant species are 790 in Nepal and cultivated species are 577
including forage species. The estimated numbers of crop landraces are 30,000. Nepal is …

The conservation of plant genetic diversity underpins the future of agriculture, food and
nutrition security and is critical to ensure the ability of future generations to cope with global …

Big altitudinal range of crop cultivation ie from 60 m to 4700 m in Nepal has created and
maintained about more than 30,000 landraces of 484 crop species. These diversities are the …

Nepal has released and registered a total of 623 genetically uniform (mono genotyped)
varieties. These varieties were developed by both conventional and classical plant …

Maize an important cereal is highly influenced by nitrogen application. Moreover, non-
judicious use of nitrogenous fertilizer is not only costly but also harmful to agroecosystem …

Finger millet is a climate‐resilient and highly nutritious small grain crop widely grown in the
semi‐arid tropics. It has multiple uses, including for food, feed and beverage preparations …