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- Title
Towards a definition of a crop wild relative.
- Authors
Maxted, Nigel; Ford-Lloyd, Brian V.; Jury, Stephen; Kell, Shelagh; Scholten, Maria
- Abstract
Crop wild relatives are an important socio-economic resource that is currently being eroded or even extinguished through careless human activities. If the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD 2010 Biodiversity Target of achieving a significant reduction in the current rate of loss is to be achieved, we must first define what crop wild relatives are and how their conservation might be prioritised. A definition of a crop wild relative is proposed and illustrated in the light of previous Gene Pool concept theory. Where crossing and genetic diversity information is unavailable, the Taxon Group concept is introduced to assist recognition of the degree of crop wild relative relatedness by using the existing taxonomic hierarchy.
- Subjects
BIODIVERSITY; AGROBIODIVERSITY; CROP ecology; AGRICULTURAL conservation; AGRICULTURAL Conservation Program; DEFINITIONS; PLANT genetics; CROP genetics; SOCIOECONOMICS
- Publication
Biodiversity & Conservation, 2006, Vol 15, Issue 8, p2673
- ISSN
0960-3115
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10531-005-5409-6