Back to the wilds: tapping evolutionary adaptations for resilient crops through systematic hybridization with crop wild relatives
The genetic diversity of our crop plants has been substantially reduced during the process of
domestication and breeding. This reduction in diversity necessarily constrains our ability to …
domestication and breeding. This reduction in diversity necessarily constrains our ability to …
Strategies for utilization of crop wild relatives in plant breeding programs
A Kashyap, P Garg, K Tanwar, J Sharma… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Crop wild relatives (CWRs) are weedy and wild relatives of the domesticated and cultivated
crops, which usually occur and are maintained in natural forms in their centres of origin …
crops, which usually occur and are maintained in natural forms in their centres of origin …
Past and future use of wild relatives in crop breeding
Wild species related to agricultural crops (crop wild relatives, or CWR) can increase the
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
adaptive capacity of agricultural systems around the world. They represent a large pool of …
[HTML][HTML] How could the use of crop wild relatives in breeding increase the adaptation of crops to marginal environments?
Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …
Accelerated domestication of new crops: Yield is key
Sustainable agriculture in the future will depend on crops that are tolerant to biotic and
abiotic stresses, require minimal input of water and nutrients and can be cultivated with a …
abiotic stresses, require minimal input of water and nutrients and can be cultivated with a …
Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
BV Ford-Lloyd, M Schmidt, SJ Armstrong… - …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
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 …
these resources are under considerable threat. Crop improvement, particularly under …
[图书][B] Conserving plant genetic diversity in protected areas: population management of crop wild relatives.
This book is about the conservation of genetic diversity of wild plants in situ in their natural
surroundings, primarily in existing protected areas but also outside conventional protected …
surroundings, primarily in existing protected areas but also outside conventional protected …
Back into the wild—Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement
Deleterious effects of climate change and human activities, as well as diverse environmental
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …
[HTML][HTML] Mobilizing crop biodiversity
S McCouch, ZK Navabi, M Abberton, NL Anglin… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
Over the past 70 years, the world has witnessed extraordinary growth in crop productivity,
enabled by a suite of technological advances, including higher yielding crop varieties …
enabled by a suite of technological advances, including higher yielding crop varieties …
[HTML][HTML] Crop plants as models for understanding plant adaptation and diversification
Since the time of Darwin, biologists have understood the promise of crop plants and their
wild relatives for providing insight into the mechanisms of phenotypic evolution. The intense …
wild relatives for providing insight into the mechanisms of phenotypic evolution. The intense …