DATA SHEET MODEL FOR DEVELOPING A RED LIST REGARDING CROP LANDRACES IN ROMANIA

Abstract

A data sheet model this paper is proposing that will be required for developing a future Red List for crop landraces in Romania. Such a Red List is not yet published in our country and the genetic erosion for crops is increasing especially because of the pressure of commercial crops entering the market-place and also because of the climate change and desertification as major threats. As a consequence for safeguarding food and feed it is compulsory to preserving genetic resources and a special attention should be devoted to on farm conservation. Developing a red list for crop landraces in Romania will support further on farm conservation of such crops and will more emphasize the role of gene banks in our country. Furthermore such a red list will ground the development of a new agriculture vision and policy regarding the implementation of appropriate incentive measures for supporting on farm conservation of crop landraces in specific area in Romania such is the protected area system.

Keywords

• red list
• data sheet
• crop landraces