Glossary of root, tuber and banana seed systems 

Overview

A glossary is especially important for a topic like seed systems, which brings together experts from many different fields of biology, agronomy and social science. This detailed glossary is based on a literature review of peer-reviewed publications, citing the texts and providing the references, so that readers can get a quick overview of the technical language of seed systems, while also being able to consult the original literature for a broader context.

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For more information on the glossary

Contact Erik Delaquis (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Wageningen University & Research): E.Delaquis@cgiar.org

Glossary

Acceptable prices
Access
Affordability
Agrobiodiversity
Annual
Asexual propagation
Availability
Awareness
Breeder seed
Breeders’ rights
Buffer zone
Certified seed
Clean seed
Clone
Community interviews
Complex adaptive system
Conjoint analysis
Containment
Coupled human and natural systems
Crowdsourcing
Cultivar
CVPO
Decentralized Multipliers (DMs)
Degree
Delivery channel
Detection survey
Dormancy
DUS expectation
Early generation seed (EGS)
Ecotype
Exponential random graph model (ERGM)
Farmer seed system
Farmers’ rights
Flows
Focus group interviews
Food security
Formal seed system
Foundation seed
Four-square / four cell
Free elicitation
Fungicide
Gender
Gender-blind
Gender-sensitive
Gender-specific
Gender-transformative
Gender-unequal
Gene bank
Genetic purity
Genotype
Germplasm
Homophily
Host range
Impact network analysis
in-situ preservation
Indexing
Informal, local, traditional seed systems
Informal, traditional, farmer seed systems
Inoculum
Inspector
Integrated pest management (IPM)
Interactions
Interdependency
Invasion threshold
ITPGRFA
Key informant interviews
Kinship systems
Laddering
Landrace
Link
Local seed businesses (LSB)
Means-end chain theory
Minimum dataset (MDS)
Mixed method studies
Multi-stakeholder framework for intervening in root, tuber, and banana seed systems
Multiplication factor
National plant protection organization (NPPO)
Network
Node degree
Nodes
Non-exclusivity
Non-rival
Off-type
Participatory varietal selection (PVS)
Pathogen spillover
Perennial
Pest
Phenotype
Physiological dormancy
Propagule
Pseudo-qualitative characteristics (of a variety)
Pure line variety
Pure live seed
Qualitative characteristics (of a plant variety)
Quality
Quality declared seed (QDS)
Quantitative characteristics (of a plant variety)
Quarantine (plant)
R (statistical software)
R package
Reference price
Registered seed
Release (variety)
Repertory grid
Resilience
Revealed preference
Reversion/recovery
Rhizome
Rogue / Rogueing
Second price auction (also called Vickrey auction)
Seed
Seed degeneration
Seed enterprise
Seed health
Seed security
Seed sovereignty
Seed storage
Seed system (general usage)
Seed system (National)
Seed system security assessment (SSSA)
Seed users
Small N surveys
Small-world network
Social network
Social Network Analysis (SNA)
Stated preference
Supply chain management
Sustainability (network analysis)
Synergy
Synthetic seed
Tipping points
TRIPS (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights)
Utilization (seed security)
Value chain
Varietal protection
Variety (Bred)
Variety (Local)
Variety (of plant)
VBSE
Vegetative reproduction
Willingness to accept (WTA)
Willingness to pay (WTP)
Yam minisett technique (YMT)
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