Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives

North 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 effort...

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Autores principales: Khoury, Colin K., Greene, Stephanie L., Krishnan, Sarada, Miller, Allison J., Moreau, Tara, Williams, Karen A., Rodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine, Spurrier, Carol S., Zalapa, Juan, Nabhan, Gary Paul
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Natural Areas Journal 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106708
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author Khoury, Colin K.
Greene, Stephanie L.
Krishnan, Sarada
Miller, Allison J.
Moreau, Tara
Williams, Karen A.
Rodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine
Spurrier, Carol S.
Zalapa, Juan
Nabhan, Gary Paul
author_browse Greene, Stephanie L.
Khoury, Colin K.
Krishnan, Sarada
Miller, Allison J.
Moreau, Tara
Nabhan, Gary Paul
Rodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine
Spurrier, Carol S.
Williams, Karen A.
Zalapa, Juan
author_facet Khoury, Colin K.
Greene, Stephanie L.
Krishnan, Sarada
Miller, Allison J.
Moreau, Tara
Williams, Karen A.
Rodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine
Spurrier, Carol S.
Zalapa, Juan
Nabhan, Gary Paul
author_sort Khoury, Colin K.
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description North 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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spelling CGSpace1067082025-11-12T05:55:34Z Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives Khoury, Colin K. Greene, Stephanie L. Krishnan, Sarada Miller, Allison J. Moreau, Tara Williams, Karen A. Rodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine Spurrier, Carol S. Zalapa, Juan Nabhan, Gary Paul wild plants gene banks conservation agriculture botanical gardens plantas silvestres banco de genes agricultura de conservacion North 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. 2020-01-14 2020-01-23T20:15:57Z 2020-01-23T20:15:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106708 en Open Access application/pdf Natural Areas Journal Khoury, 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
spellingShingle wild plants
gene banks
conservation agriculture
botanical gardens
plantas silvestres
banco de genes
agricultura de conservacion
Khoury, Colin K.
Greene, Stephanie L.
Krishnan, Sarada
Miller, Allison J.
Moreau, Tara
Williams, Karen A.
Rodríguez Bonilla, Lorraine
Spurrier, Carol S.
Zalapa, Juan
Nabhan, Gary Paul
Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
title Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
title_full Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
title_fullStr Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
title_full_unstemmed Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
title_short Toward integrated conservation of North America's crop wild relatives
title_sort toward integrated conservation of north america s crop wild relatives
topic wild plants
gene banks
conservation agriculture
botanical gardens
plantas silvestres
banco de genes
agricultura de conservacion
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106708
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