A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture

In light of the growing concern over the potentially devastating impacts on biodiversity and food security of climate change and the massively growing world population, taking action to conserve crop wild relatives (CWR), is no longer an option it is a priority. Crop wild relatives are species close...

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Autores principales: Maxted, Nigel, Kell, S., Toledo, A., Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Heywood, V., Hodgkin, T., Hunter D, Guarino, Luigi, Jarvis, Andy, Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42010
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author Maxted, Nigel
Kell, S.
Toledo, A.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Heywood, V.
Hodgkin, T.
Hunter D
Guarino, Luigi
Jarvis, Andy
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
author_browse Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
Guarino, Luigi
Heywood, V.
Hodgkin, T.
Hunter D
Jarvis, Andy
Kell, S.
Maxted, Nigel
Toledo, A.
author_facet Maxted, Nigel
Kell, S.
Toledo, A.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Heywood, V.
Hodgkin, T.
Hunter D
Guarino, Luigi
Jarvis, Andy
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
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description In light of the growing concern over the potentially devastating impacts on biodiversity and food security of climate change and the massively growing world population, taking action to conserve crop wild relatives (CWR), is no longer an option it is a priority. Crop wild relatives are species closely related to crops, including their progenitors, many of which have the potential to contribute beneficial traits to crops, such as pest or disease resistance, yield improvement or stability. They are a critical component of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), have already made major contributions to crop production and are vital for future food security; their systematic conservation in ways that ensure their continuing availability for use is therefore imperative. This is a complex, interdisciplinary, global issue that has been addressed by various national and international initiatives. Drawing on the lessons learnt from these initiatives we can now propose a global approach to CWR conservation, the key elements of which are: (1) estimating global CWR numbers, (2) assessment of the global importance of CWR diversity, (3) current conservation status, (4) threats to CWR diversity, (5) systematic approaches to CWR conservation, (6) CWR informatics, and (7) enhancing the use of CWR diversity.
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spelling CGSpace420102024-10-01T16:53:30Z A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture Maxted, Nigel Kell, S. Toledo, A. Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan Heywood, V. Hodgkin, T. Hunter D Guarino, Luigi Jarvis, Andy Ford-Lloyd, B.V. agriculture climate biodiversity biodiversity conservation storage diversification genetic resources plant genetic resources food security almacenamiento diversificación recursos genéticos recursos genéticos vegetales seguridad alimentaria In light of the growing concern over the potentially devastating impacts on biodiversity and food security of climate change and the massively growing world population, taking action to conserve crop wild relatives (CWR), is no longer an option it is a priority. Crop wild relatives are species closely related to crops, including their progenitors, many of which have the potential to contribute beneficial traits to crops, such as pest or disease resistance, yield improvement or stability. They are a critical component of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), have already made major contributions to crop production and are vital for future food security; their systematic conservation in ways that ensure their continuing availability for use is therefore imperative. This is a complex, interdisciplinary, global issue that has been addressed by various national and international initiatives. Drawing on the lessons learnt from these initiatives we can now propose a global approach to CWR conservation, the key elements of which are: (1) estimating global CWR numbers, (2) assessment of the global importance of CWR diversity, (3) current conservation status, (4) threats to CWR diversity, (5) systematic approaches to CWR conservation, (6) CWR informatics, and (7) enhancing the use of CWR diversity. 2010-12 2014-08-15T12:13:16Z 2014-08-15T12:13:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42010 en Limited Access Springer Maxted, N., Kell, S., Toledo, Á. et al. A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture. Kew Bull 65, 561–576 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9253-4
spellingShingle agriculture
climate
biodiversity
biodiversity conservation
storage
diversification
genetic resources
plant genetic resources
food security
almacenamiento
diversificación
recursos genéticos
recursos genéticos vegetales
seguridad alimentaria
Maxted, Nigel
Kell, S.
Toledo, A.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Heywood, V.
Hodgkin, T.
Hunter D
Guarino, Luigi
Jarvis, Andy
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
title A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
title_full A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
title_fullStr A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
title_full_unstemmed A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
title_short A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
title_sort global approach to crop wild relative conservation securing the gene pool for food and agriculture
topic agriculture
climate
biodiversity
biodiversity conservation
storage
diversification
genetic resources
plant genetic resources
food security
almacenamiento
diversificación
recursos genéticos
recursos genéticos vegetales
seguridad alimentaria
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42010
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