Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns

Crop improvement strategies rely on a continued supply of genetic diversity and associated beneficial traits, of which crop wild relatives (CWR) are a major source. They provide cultivars with pest and disease resistance, heat and drought tolerance, tolerance of salinity and other abiotic stresses,...

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Autores principales: Drucker, Adam G., Grazioli, Francesca, Brehm, Joana M., Maxted, Nigel, Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120015

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