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"This collection addresses the challenges of maintaining and benefitting from plant genetic diversity. Part 1 assesses ways of valuing and monitoring plant genetic diversity. Part 2 discusses advances in in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving plant genetic diversity. The final section reviews ways of enhancing the use of plant genetic diversity for a more sustainable agriculture."--

Germplasm resources, Plant. --- Conservation of plant genetic resources --- Conservation of plant germplasm resources --- Plant genetic resources --- Plant germplasm resources --- Plants, Cultivated --- Germplasm resources

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Based on the international conference 'Enhanced Genepool Utilization: Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement', this book addresses all aspects of utilization and conservation of crop wild relative (CWR) and landrace (LR) diversity for crop improvement.

Crop improvement. --- Crops --- Germplasm resources, Plant. --- Genetics.

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Crop wild relatives (CWR) are species closely related to crop plants which can contribute beneficial traits, such as pest or disease resistance and yield improvement. These species are critical for improving agricultural production and increasing food security. They are also essential components of natural and semi-natural habitats as well as agricultural systems, and are therefore vital in maintaining ecosystem health. However, CWR, like any other group of wild species, are subject to an increasing range of threats: habitat loss, degradation and mismanagement, over-collection and climate change. Through an examination of the national, regional and global context of CWR, these authoritative studies present methodologies and case studies that review and provide recommendations for global conservation and use. Topics range from the establishment of conservation priorities and strategies, threat assessment and genetic erosion and pollution.

Crops --- Germplasm resources, Plant. --- Germplasm resources conservation. --- Germplasm resources. --- CON Bioconservation --- symposium proceedings --- crop wild relatives --- crops --- crop improvement --- germplasm resources --- genetic resources --- conservation --- ex situ conservation --- in situ conservation