Conserving Plant Genetic Diversity In Protected Areas: Population Management Of Crop Wild Relatives

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Conservation in protected areas has focused on preserving biodiversity of ecosystems and species, whereas conserving the genetic diversity contained within species has historically often been ignored. However, maintaining genetic diversity is fundamental to food security and the provision of raw materials and it is best preserved within plants' natural habitats. This is particularly true for wild plants that are directly related to crop species and can play a key role in providing beneficial traits, such as pest or disease resistance and yield improvement. These wild relatives are presently threatened due to processes of habitat destruction and change and methodologies have been adapted to provide in-situ conservation through the establishment of genetic reserves within the existing network of protected areas.Providing a long-awaited synthesis of these new methodologies, this book presents a practical set of management guidelines that can be used for the conservation of plant genetic diversity of crop wild relatives in protected areas.

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CONSERVING PLANT GENETIC DIVERSITY IN PROTECTED AREAS Population Management of Crop Wild Relatives This page intentionally left blank CONSERVING PLANT GENETIC DIVERSITY IN PROTECTED AREAS Population Management of Crop Wild Relatives Edited by José María Iriondo Area de Biodiversidad y Conservación ESCET Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Madrid, Spain Nigel Maxted School of Biosciences University of Birmingham Birmingham, UK Mohammad Ehsan Dulloo Bioversity International Rome, Italy CABI is a trading name of CAB International CABI Head Office Nosworthy Way Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8DE UK Tel: +44 (0)1491 832111 Fax: +44 (0)1491 833508 E-mail: [email protected]
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