The use of crop wild relatives (CWRs) in breeding is likely to continue to intensify as
utilization techniques improve and crop adaptation to climate change becomes more …

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 …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are species closely related to crops that include crop progenitors,
and that may contribute beneficial traits to crops, such as pest or disease resistance, and …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa closely related to species of direct socio-
economic importance (eg food, ornamental, forestry, medicinal plants)(Kell et al., 2003; …

The contributions of crop wild relatives (CWR) to food security depend on their conservation
and accessibility for use. The United States contains a diverse native flora of CWR, including …

Crop wild relatives—the plant species closely related to agricultural crops—are valuable
genetic resources used by plant breeders to increase pest and disease resistance, stress …

This chapter explores the use of crop wild relatives (CWR) in the production of new cultivars.
In particular, it examines whether there has been a substantial increase in the use of these …

Crop wild relatives (CWRs) are taxa closely related to crops (including their progenitors) and
are defined by their potential to contribute beneficial traits to crops, such as pest or disease …

The wild relatives of domesticated crops possess genetic diversity useful for developing
more productive, nutritious and resilient crop varieties. However, their conservation status …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are species closely related to crops and are defined by their
potential ability to contribute beneficial traits for crop improvement (Maxted et al., 2006) …