Successful conservation strategies require that taxa are prioritized because resources for
planning and implementation are always limited. In this study, we created a partial checklist …

The national increase in human population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) demands for more
food; while increase in the impact of climate change, demands for resilient agricultural …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa genetically related to domesticated crops with
trait diversity that can be used in plant breeding to sustain food security. Prioritization is a …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild species that are more or less genetically related to crops
that can be used to introgress useful genes for improvement of productivity, resistance to …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are valuable gene pools for crop improvement and offer unique
potential and opportunity for enhancing food security and adaptation to climate change …

Crop wild relatives are genetically related wild taxa of crops with unique resources for crop
improvement through the transfer of novel and profitable genes. The in situ and ex situ …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa that have broader genetic diversity than crops
hence they are an excellent source of genes and traits to improve crops. The potential value …

Aim To identify priority areas for in situ conservation and collection of germplasm for ex situ
backup of crop wild relative (CWR) diversity in the Southern African Development …

This chapter provides a brief overview on how the National Strategy for the Conservation of
Plant Diversity for Jordan (National Strategy) has been developed using a participatory …

The aim of this paper is to contribute directly to the systematic, long-term conservation of
crop wild relatives (CWR) in the Fertile Crescent by setting conservation priorities to secure …