Evolutionary adaptation drives biodiversity. So far, however, evolutionary thinking has had
limited impact on plans to counter the effects of climate change on biodiversity and …

Breeders have been successful in increasing crop performance by exploiting genetic
diversity over time. However, the reported annual yield increases are not sufficient in view of …

Undomesticated wild species, crop wild relatives, and landraces represent sources of
variation for wheat improvement to address challenges from climate change and the …

Genebanks play an important role in the long-term conservation of plant genetic resources
and are complementary to the conservation of diversity in farmers' fields and in nature. In this …

Uncovering the genetic basis of agronomic traits in wheat landraces is important for
ensuring global food security via the development of improved varieties. Here, 723 wheat …

Recent methodological developments in plant phenotyping, as well as the growing
importance of its applications in plant science and breeding, are resulting in a fast …

Identifying and mobilizing useful genetic variation from germplasm banks to breeding
programs is an important strategy for sustaining crop genetic improvement. The molecular …

Genetically diverse plant germplasm stored in ex-situ genebanks are excellent resources for
breeding new high yielding and sustainable crop varieties to ensure future food security …

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth most important crop food in the world and
Colombia has one of the most important collections of potato germplasm in the world (the …

Abstract The European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources, EURISCO, provides
information about 1.8 million crop plant accessions preserved by almost 400 institutes in …