Harnessing wild relatives of pearl millet for germplasm enhancement: Challenges and opportunities
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DOI: 10.1002/csc2.20343
Abstract: Assigned to Associate Editor Hannes Dempewolf. Abstract Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is one of the world’s hardiest warmseason cereal crop and is cultivated mainly in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa… read more here.
Keywords: crop; germplasm; millet; improvement ... See more keywords
Surveying and mapping cereals and legumes wild relatives in Mount Hermon (Bekaa, Lebanon)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10943
Abstract: Abstract Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) should be highly prioritized, monitored, and conserved as they have an immense effect on sustainability and livelihood. In this study we aim to survey and map cereal and legume wild… read more here.
Keywords: lebanon; hermon bekaa; mount hermon; wild relatives ... See more keywords
Geographical distribution of quinoa crop wild relatives in the Peruvian Andes: a participatory mapping initiative
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00875-y
Abstract: The Peruvian Andes are among the world’s most important centers of origin for genetic diversity of crops and plants. Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) was domesticated in the Bolivian and Peruvian Andean region around Lake… read more here.
Keywords: wild relatives; crop wild; quinoa crop; peruvian andes ... See more keywords
Harnessing genetic diversity in Sudanese sorghum wild relatives for stay-green drought tolerance via microsatellite (SSR) marker assessment
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DOI: 10.1007/s10722-024-02236-4
Abstract: Sudan is the birthplace of sorghum, and vast genetic diversity exists among its wild relatives. To assess the genetic potential of Sudan wild sorghum accessions, we used 41 stay-green-specific microsatellite (SSR) markers to analyze the… read more here.
Keywords: sorghum; wild relatives; genetic diversity; stay green ... See more keywords
In situ and ex situ conservation gap analyses of crop wild relatives from Northeast Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s10722-025-02337-8
Abstract: Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa closely related to domesticated crops that play a vital role in enhancing crop resilience. This study assessed the conservation status of 97 priority CWR in Northeast Africa… read more here.
Keywords: crop wild; conservation; analysis; northeast africa ... See more keywords
Crop wild relative conservation: Wild yams are not that wild
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.05.001
Abstract: Abstract Extension of land use has been the main way to increase agricultural production to date. Natural habitats have consequently decreased and became increasingly fragmented, putting high pressure on the wild relatives of main crops.… read more here.
Keywords: wild yam; conservation; wild relative; wild relatives ... See more keywords
Neglected treasures in the wild - legume wild relatives in food security and human health.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.004
Abstract: The legume family (Fabaceae) is the third-largest flowering family with over 18 000 species worldwide that are rich in proteins, oils, and nutrients. However, the production potential of legume-derived food cannot meet increasing global demand. Wild… read more here.
Keywords: legume wild; treasures wild; neglected treasures; wild relatives ... See more keywords
Why should we save the wild relatives of domesticated animals?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605318000601
Abstract: In his opus on the pheasants of the world, published in the early s, the zoologist William Beebe wrote that his observations on wild red jungle fowl, the progenitor of domestic chickens, in the jungles… read more here.
Keywords: domesticated animals; relatives domesticated; domestic breeds; jungle fowl ... See more keywords
Phylogenomic analysis reveals five independently evolved African forage grass clades in the genus Urochloa
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DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcae022
Abstract: Abstract Background and Aims The grass genus Urochloa (Brachiaria) sensu lato includes forage crops that are important for beef and dairy industries in tropical and sub-tropical Africa, South America and Oceania/Australia. Economically important species include… read more here.
Keywords: crop wild; genus urochloa; wild relatives; forage ... See more keywords
Interspecific Hybridization History of Vaccinium Berry Crops and Potential in Wild Relatives
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DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhaf246
Abstract: Abstract Wild species have been extensively used as a reservoir of genetic variability in plant breeding. Both blueberries and cranberries are crops from the highly diverse Vaccinium genus that have benefited from interspecific hybridizations throughout… read more here.
Keywords: potential wild; history; berry crops; wild relatives ... See more keywords
Proteolytic Activity in the Midgut of Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) Larvae Fed on Wild Relatives of Chickpea, Cicer arietinum
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy160
Abstract: Abstract Wild relatives of crops are an important source of resistance genes against insect pests. However, it is important to identify the accessions of wild relatives with different mechanisms of resistance to broaden the basis… read more here.
Keywords: larvae fed; activity; armigera; resistance ... See more keywords