Intervention · Intervention

Trait discovery

Intervention that identifies and characterises novel genes or alleles controlling traits of interest.

Definition source: CGIAR genetic resources portfolio (trait discovery)

Synonyms

trait identification

Broader

Top concept of the scheme

Narrower

none

Relations

part-of Genetic resource management

Counts as adaptation

Intervention addresses a climate hazard, OR produces a qualifying outcome (adaptation-specific or hazard-conditioned), OR produces an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when done purely for productivity, market, or development with no hazard link and no hazard-referenced result.

Example of use

Climate context: including tolerance to drought, heat, salinity, or pests, for use in climate-resilient breeding.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

INT_017 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/INT_017
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/INT_017)