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Enhancing the conservation of crop wild relatives in England.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Fielder Hannah, Brotherton Peter, Hosking Julian, Hopkins John J, Ford-Lloyd Brian, Maxted Nigel
Abstract excerpt
Humans require resilient, rapidly renewable and sustainable supplies of food and many other plant-derived supplies. However, the combined effects of climate change and population growth compromise the provision of these supplies particularly in respect to global food security. Crop wild relatives (CWR) contain higher genetic diversity than crops and harbour traits that can improve crop resilience and yield...
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