Editorial: Trends and perspectives for the use of crop wild relatives in crop breeding

Crop wild relatives (CWRs) represent a fundamental cornerstone for enhancing agrobiodiversity, fostering sustainable agriculture, and bolstering overall food and nutrition security. These invaluable genetic resources where never pampered by the help of human farmers, so still harbour a plethora of g...

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Main Authors: Ortiz, Rodomiro, Bassi, Filippo, Rao, Mahesh, Rubiales, Diego
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159765
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author Ortiz, Rodomiro
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Rubiales, Diego
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description Crop wild relatives (CWRs) represent a fundamental cornerstone for enhancing agrobiodiversity, fostering sustainable agriculture, and bolstering overall food and nutrition security. These invaluable genetic resources where never pampered by the help of human farmers, so still harbour a plethora of genes encoding traits crucial for adaptability to harsh environments, resilience against pathogens and pests, efficient input and resource utilization, and enhanced nutritional profiles. Their vast genetic reservoir, coupled with the diverse microbiota they host, presents a treasure for the development of more robust, nutritious, and high-yielding cultivars, thereby enriching farming systems worldwide. Despite their immense significance, a multitude of CWRs are currently imperilled, confronting threats stemming from intensive agricultural practices, rapid urbanization, environmental pollution, and the impacts of climate change. There exists a conspicuous gap in our understanding of the breadth of diversity inherent within CWRs and how this diversity can be harnessed to enhance crop improvement and agricultural practices. Regrettably, efforts toward their conservation and integration into breeding programs remain notably deficient.
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spelling CGSpace1597652026-01-15T02:04:48Z Editorial: Trends and perspectives for the use of crop wild relatives in crop breeding Ortiz, Rodomiro Bassi, Filippo Rao, Mahesh Rubiales, Diego resilience resource use efficiency host plant resistance climate change food and nutrition security genebank Crop wild relatives (CWRs) represent a fundamental cornerstone for enhancing agrobiodiversity, fostering sustainable agriculture, and bolstering overall food and nutrition security. These invaluable genetic resources where never pampered by the help of human farmers, so still harbour a plethora of genes encoding traits crucial for adaptability to harsh environments, resilience against pathogens and pests, efficient input and resource utilization, and enhanced nutritional profiles. Their vast genetic reservoir, coupled with the diverse microbiota they host, presents a treasure for the development of more robust, nutritious, and high-yielding cultivars, thereby enriching farming systems worldwide. Despite their immense significance, a multitude of CWRs are currently imperilled, confronting threats stemming from intensive agricultural practices, rapid urbanization, environmental pollution, and the impacts of climate change. There exists a conspicuous gap in our understanding of the breadth of diversity inherent within CWRs and how this diversity can be harnessed to enhance crop improvement and agricultural practices. Regrettably, efforts toward their conservation and integration into breeding programs remain notably deficient. 2024-05-21 2024-11-14T16:54:40Z 2024-11-14T16:54:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159765 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Rodomiro Ortiz, Filippo Bassi, Mahesh Rao, Diego Rubiales. (21/5/2024). Editorial: Trends and perspectives for the use of crop wild relatives in crop breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15.
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host plant resistance
climate change food and nutrition security
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Editorial: Trends and perspectives for the use of crop wild relatives in crop breeding
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resource use efficiency
host plant resistance
climate change food and nutrition security
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