Plant landraces represent heterogeneous, local adaptations of domesticated species, and
thereby provide genetic resources that meet current and new challenges for farming in …

Genetic diversity provides the basic substrate for evolution, yet few studies assess the
impacts of global climate change (GCC) on intraspecific genetic variation. In this review, we …

Extensive research has shown that greater plant community diversity leads to higher levels
of productivity and other ecosystem services, and such increased diversity has been …

The renewed focus on cereal landraces is a response to some negative consequences of
modern agriculture and conventional breeding which led to a reduction of genetic diversity …

Over the last two decades, the importance of conserving genetic resources has received
increasing attention. In this context the role of home gardens as repositories of biological …

Barley is cultivated both in highly productive agricultural systems and also in marginal and
subsistence environments. Its distribution is worldwide and is of considerable economic …

Predicted impacts of climate change on crops—including yield declines and loss of
conservation lands—could be mitigated by exploiting existing diversity within crops. Here we …

Accelerated climate change affects components of complex biological interactions
differentially, often causing changes that are difficult to predict. Crop yield and quality are …

It is recognised today that the global food system does not always deliver good nutrition for
all human beings, and, additionally, dramatically contributes to climate change …

Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) is an underexploited domesticated legume crop consumed for
dietary protein in Asia, yet little is known about the genetic diversity of this species. Here, we …