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391) Crop wild relatives in the South African development community
The countries of the South African Development Community (SADC) are facing unprecedented challenges related to food security, climate change and poverty reduction. The conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives (CWR), which is worth an estimated US$120 billion globally, should be an urgent...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021
392) Crop wild relatives of Kazakhstani Tien Shan: Flora, vegetation, resources
This paper presents the results of the field study on species composition, geographical distribution, phytocoenotic diversity and resources of crop wild relatives (CWR) in Kazakhstan's ranges of the Tien Shan Mountains. List of CWR includes 289 species belonging to 39 families and 145 genera - among...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
393) Crop wild relatives of the United States require urgent conservation action
This study provides conservation assessments for 600 US native plants that are wild relatives of important agricultural crops. The authors found that more than one-half of the species may be endangered in their natural habitats, and that the great majority require further conservation action, both ex...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2020
394) Crop Wild Relatives Project
The Global Crop Diversity Trust is managing a "Crop Wild Relative project" in partnership with the Millennium Seed Bank of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, United Kingdom. The 10-year project is funded by the Norwegian Government and focuses on the wild relatives in the gene pools of 29 focal crops...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
395) Crop Wild Relatives: A Manual of in situ Conservation
This manual, the first in a new series of Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity from Earthscan and Bioversity International, focuses on the in situ, or on the ground, conservation of crop wild relatives. These species represent a vital genetic resource for breeding the new and better varieties that will...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2011