Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?

The world's wealth of plant genetic resources has much value for world food security, but these resources are under considerable threat. Crop improvement, particularly under climate change, depends on the genetic diversity of our plant genetic resources, which are arguably inadequately conserved and...

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Autores principales: Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Schmidt, M., Armstrong, S.J., Barazani, O., Engels, J., Hadas R, Hammer K, Kell, S.P., Kang D, Khoshbakht K, Li Y, Long C, Lu B-R, Ma K, Nguyen VT, Qiu L, Ge S, Wei W, Zhang, Z., Maxted, Nigel
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34969
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author Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
Schmidt, M.
Armstrong, S.J.
Barazani, O.
Engels, J.
Hadas R
Hammer K
Kell, S.P.
Kang D
Khoshbakht K
Li Y
Long C
Lu B-R
Ma K
Nguyen VT
Qiu L
Ge S
Wei W
Zhang, Z.
Maxted, Nigel
author_browse Armstrong, S.J.
Barazani, O.
Engels, J.
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
Ge S
Hadas R
Hammer K
Kang D
Kell, S.P.
Khoshbakht K
Li Y
Long C
Lu B-R
Ma K
Maxted, Nigel
Nguyen VT
Qiu L
Schmidt, M.
Wei W
Zhang, Z.
author_facet Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
Schmidt, M.
Armstrong, S.J.
Barazani, O.
Engels, J.
Hadas R
Hammer K
Kell, S.P.
Kang D
Khoshbakht K
Li Y
Long C
Lu B-R
Ma K
Nguyen VT
Qiu L
Ge S
Wei W
Zhang, Z.
Maxted, Nigel
author_sort Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
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description The world's wealth of plant genetic resources has much value for world food security, but these resources are under considerable threat. Crop improvement, particularly under climate change, depends on the genetic diversity of our plant genetic resources, which are arguably inadequately conserved and poorly used. There is wide recognition that the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 targets to reduce the loss of biodiversity have not been met. Biodiversity is at risk from multiple threats, including climate change, and the genetic diversity contained within plant genetic resources, particularly of species that are wild relatives of our crops, faces similar threats but is essential to our ability to respond to the new stresses in the agricultural environment resulting from climate change. It is important to consider the genetic value of these crop wild relatives, how they may be conserved, and what new technologies can be implemented to enhance their use.
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spelling CGSpace349692025-03-13T06:13:46Z Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat? Ford-Lloyd, B.V. Schmidt, M. Armstrong, S.J. Barazani, O. Engels, J. Hadas R Hammer K Kell, S.P. Kang D Khoshbakht K Li Y Long C Lu B-R Ma K Nguyen VT Qiu L Ge S Wei W Zhang, Z. Maxted, Nigel agriculture climate food security genetic resources genetic resources conservation climate change crops ecosystems germplasm conservation plant genetic resources services wild plants The world's wealth of plant genetic resources has much value for world food security, but these resources are under considerable threat. Crop improvement, particularly under climate change, depends on the genetic diversity of our plant genetic resources, which are arguably inadequately conserved and poorly used. There is wide recognition that the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 targets to reduce the loss of biodiversity have not been met. Biodiversity is at risk from multiple threats, including climate change, and the genetic diversity contained within plant genetic resources, particularly of species that are wild relatives of our crops, faces similar threats but is essential to our ability to respond to the new stresses in the agricultural environment resulting from climate change. It is important to consider the genetic value of these crop wild relatives, how they may be conserved, and what new technologies can be implemented to enhance their use. 2011-07 2014-02-19T07:59:27Z 2014-02-19T07:59:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34969 en Open Access Oxford University Press Ford-Lloyd BV, Schmidt M, Armstrong SJ, Barazani O, Engels J, Hadas R, Hammer K, Kell SP, Kang D, Khoshbakht K, Li Y, Long C, Lu B-R, Ma K, Nguyen VT, Qiu L, Ge S, Wei W, Zhang Z, Maxted N. 2011. Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat? BioScience 61(7): 559-565.
spellingShingle agriculture
climate
food security
genetic resources
genetic resources conservation
climate change
crops
ecosystems
germplasm conservation
plant genetic resources
services
wild plants
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
Schmidt, M.
Armstrong, S.J.
Barazani, O.
Engels, J.
Hadas R
Hammer K
Kell, S.P.
Kang D
Khoshbakht K
Li Y
Long C
Lu B-R
Ma K
Nguyen VT
Qiu L
Ge S
Wei W
Zhang, Z.
Maxted, Nigel
Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
title Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
title_full Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
title_fullStr Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
title_full_unstemmed Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
title_short Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
title_sort crop wild relatives undervalued underutilized and under threat
topic agriculture
climate
food security
genetic resources
genetic resources conservation
climate change
crops
ecosystems
germplasm conservation
plant genetic resources
services
wild plants
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34969
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