Use of Microsatellites to Study Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Traceability

Germplasm is a valuable natural resource that provides knowledge about the genetic composition of a species and is crucial for conserving plant diversity. Germplasm protection strategies not only involve rescuing plant species threatened with extinction, but also help preserve all essential plants, on which rests the survival of all organisms. The successful use of genetic resources necessitates their diligent collection, storage, analysis, documentation, and exchange. Slow growth cultures, cryopreservation, pollen and DNA banks, botanical gardens, genetic reserves, and farmers’ fields are a few germplasm conservation techniques being employed. However, the adoption of in-vitro techniques with any chance of genetic instability could lead to the destruction of the entire substance, but the improved understanding of basic regeneration biology would, in turn, undoubtedly increase the capacity to regenerate new plants, thus expanding selection possibilities. Germplasm conservation seeks to conserve endangered and vulnerable plant species worldwide for future proliferation and development; it is also the bedrock of agricultural production.

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User Interface of Blockchain-based Agri-Food Traceability Applications: A Review

IEEE Access ◽

10.1109/access.2021.3085982 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

Atima Tharatipyakul ◽

Suporn Pongnumkul

Keyword(s):

User Interface ◽

Food Traceability

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Food Traceability: A Generic Theoretical Framework

Food Control ◽

10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107848 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107848

Author(s):

Samantha Islam ◽

Jonathan M. Cullen

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Framework ◽

Food Traceability

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Comprehensive and quantifiable granularity: A novel model to measure agro-food traceability

Food Control ◽

10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.11.034 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 74 ◽

pp. 98-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jianping Qian ◽

Beilei Fan ◽

Xiaoming Wu ◽

Shuai Han ◽

Shouchun Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Traceability ◽

Novel Model

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Consumers’ Intention to Adopt Blockchain Food Traceability Technology towards Organic Food Products

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18030912 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 912

Author(s):

Xin Lin ◽

Shu-Chen Chang ◽

Tung-Hsiang Chou ◽

Shih-Chih Chen ◽

Athapol Ruangkanjanases

Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Organic Food ◽

Food Products ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Chinese Consumers ◽

Food Traceability ◽

Traceability System

Establishing a blockchain food traceability system (BFTS) is increasingly important and urgent to resolve the contradiction between consumers’ intention regarding safe food selections and the spread of polluted foods. Using the advantages of blockchain, such as immutability, decentralization, openness, and anonymity, we can build trusted food traceability systems based on these important characteristics. With reliable information, traceability from production to sales can effectively improve food safety. In this research, multiple models, namely, the information success model (ISS) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) are formed into a conceptual integrated framework to study the intentions’ influenced factors of BFTS technology for Chinese consumers to help ensure food safety and the quality of Chinese organic food products. A face-to-face questionnaire survey with 300 valid responses was analyzed by Partial Least Square from the Chinese consumers focusing on the organic food products. This study found that the attitude and perceived behavioral control qualities significantly and positively affect the usage intention in adopting BFTS, while the subjective norms are positively but not significantly correlation with the usage intention in using BFTS. The above results will inform suggestions for productors and academics along with implications to promote BFTS’ usage intention.

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