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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author Drucker, Adam G.
Grazioli, Francesca
Brehm, Joana M.
Maxted, Nigel
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
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Drucker, Adam G.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Grazioli, Francesca
Maxted, Nigel
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Maxted, Nigel
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
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description 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, and enhanced nutritional quality. It has been estimated that approximately 30% of modern crop production increase is due to the use of CWR genetic diversity. Despite their importance, CWR are globally threatened with extinction and genetic erosion of their innate diversity due to agricultural intensification, habitat destruction and a range of other threats including land-use change. A root cause of CWR conservation challenges is a lack of institutions and payment mechanisms by which the beneficiaries of CWR conservation services could compensate those who can supply them. In this Brief we seek to model and identify the different costs associated with crop breeding programmes that use CWR-derived materials, with a view to contributing to an improved understanding of the costs and benefits that accrue specifically to breeders, as well as farmer benefit sharing potential.
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spelling CGSpace1200152025-11-05T12:29:18Z Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns Drucker, Adam G. Grazioli, Francesca Brehm, Joana M. Maxted, Nigel Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan 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, and enhanced nutritional quality. It has been estimated that approximately 30% of modern crop production increase is due to the use of CWR genetic diversity. Despite their importance, CWR are globally threatened with extinction and genetic erosion of their innate diversity due to agricultural intensification, habitat destruction and a range of other threats including land-use change. A root cause of CWR conservation challenges is a lack of institutions and payment mechanisms by which the beneficiaries of CWR conservation services could compensate those who can supply them. In this Brief we seek to model and identify the different costs associated with crop breeding programmes that use CWR-derived materials, with a view to contributing to an improved understanding of the costs and benefits that accrue specifically to breeders, as well as farmer benefit sharing potential. 2022-05 2022-07-05T13:37:40Z 2022-07-05T13:37:40Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120015 en Open Access application/pdf Drucker, A.G.; Grazioli, F.; Brehm, J.M.; Maxted, N.; Dulloo, Ehsan (2022) Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns. Policy Brief no. 73. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International. 12 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-254-1
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Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
title Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
title_full Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
title_fullStr Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
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title_short Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
title_sort modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
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