Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 1

Role of Traditional Crops and Varieties to Mitigate Emerging Climate Change on Agriculture–A Case Study from Bhor Region, Maharashtra

  • Author:
  • PV Patil, PB Kamble, DK Kulkarni
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 76 to 79

* Botany Department, AT College, Bhor, Pune-411 004, Maharashtra.

** Division of Plant Science, Agharkar Research Institute, GG Agarkar Road, Pune-411 004, Maharashtra.

Abstract

The biggest sources of biodiversity in tropical countries, the landraces, are threatened due to over exploitation, changing ecosystems and climatic conditions. India has great variation in climate and topography. In the present study, rural people from Bhor region cultivating traditional crops and varieties and their agricultural diversity for mitigating climatic change are presented.

Keywords

Cropland races, Bhor region, Global warming