A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture

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dc.creatorMaxted, Nigel
dc.creatorKell, S.
dc.creatorToledo, A.
dc.creatorDulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
dc.creatorHeywood, V.
dc.creatorHodgkin, T.
dc.creatorHunter D
dc.creatorGuarino, Luigi
dc.creatorJarvis, Andy
dc.creatorFord-Lloyd, B.V.
dc.date2010-12
dc.date2014-08-15T12:13:16Z
dc.date2014-08-15T12:13:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:36:01Z
dc.descriptionIn light of the growing concern over the potentially devastating impacts on biodiversity and food security of climate change and the massively growing world population, taking action to conserve crop wild relatives (CWR), is no longer an option it is a priority. Crop wild relatives are species closely related to crops, including their progenitors, many of which have the potential to contribute beneficial traits to crops, such as pest or disease resistance, yield improvement or stability. They are a critical component of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), have already made major contributions to crop production and are vital for future food security; their systematic conservation in ways that ensure their continuing availability for use is therefore imperative. This is a complex, interdisciplinary, global issue that has been addressed by various national and international initiatives. Drawing on the lessons learnt from these initiatives we can now propose a global approach to CWR conservation, the key elements of which are: (1) estimating global CWR numbers, (2) assessment of the global importance of CWR diversity, (3) current conservation status, (4) threats to CWR diversity, (5) systematic approaches to CWR conservation, (6) CWR informatics, and (7) enhancing the use of CWR diversity.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/42010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/82835
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMaxted, N., Kell, S., Toledo, Á. et al. A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture. Kew Bull 65, 561–576 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9253-4
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectbiodiversity conservation
dc.subjectstorage
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectgenetic resources
dc.subjectplant genetic resources
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectalmacenamiento
dc.subjectdiversificación
dc.subjectrecursos genéticos
dc.subjectrecursos genéticos vegetales
dc.subjectseguridad alimentaria
dc.titleA global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
dc.typeJournal Article

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