Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives

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dc.creatorKhoury, Colin K.
dc.creatorGreene, Stephanie L.
dc.creatorKrishnan, Sarada
dc.creatorMiller, Allison J.
dc.creatorMoreau, Tara
dc.creatorWilliams, Karen A.
dc.creatorRodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine
dc.creatorSpurrier, Carol S.
dc.creatorZalapa, Juan
dc.creatorNabhan, Gary Paul
dc.date2020-01-14
dc.date2020-01-23T20:15:57Z
dc.date2020-01-23T20:15:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:40:02Z
dc.descriptionNorth America harbors a rich native flora of crop wild relatives—the progenitors and closely related species of domesticated plants—as well as a range of culturally significant wild utilized plants. Despite their current and potential future value, they are rarely prioritized for conservation efforts; thus many species are threatened in their natural habitats, and most are underrepresented in plant genebanks and botanical gardens. Further coordination of efforts among land management, botanical, and agricultural science organizations will improve conservation and general public awareness with regard to these species. We present examples of productive collaborations focused on wild cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium oxycoccos) and chile peppers (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum). We then discuss five shared priorities for further action: (1) understand and document North America's crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants, (2) protect threatened species in their natural habitats, (3) collect and conserve ex situ the diversity of prioritized species, (4) make this diversity accessible and attractive for plant breeding, research, and education, and (5) raise public awareness of their value and the threats to their persistence.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/106708
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/84901
dc.languageen
dc.publisherNatural Areas Journal
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKhoury, C.K.; Greene, S.L.; Krishnan, S.; Miller, A.J.; Moreau, T.; Williams, K.A.; Rodriguez-Bonilla, L.; Spurrier, C.S.; Zalapa, J.; Nabhan, G.P. (2020) Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives. Natural Areas Journal 40(1) p. 96-100 ISSN: 0885-8608
dc.subjectwild plants
dc.subjectgene banks
dc.subjectconservation agriculture
dc.subjectbotanical gardens
dc.subjectplantas silvestres
dc.subjectbanco de genes
dc.subjectagricultura de conservacion
dc.titleToward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
dc.typeJournal Article

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