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    State of ex situ conservation of landrace groups of 25 major crops

    Crop landraces have unique local agroecological and societal functions and offer important genetic resources for plant breeding. Recognition of the value of landrace diversity and concern about its erosion on ...

    Julian Ramirez-Villegas, Colin K. Khoury, Harold A. Achicanoy in Nature Plants (2022)

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    Global conservation priorities for crop wild relatives

    The wild relatives of domesticated crops possess genetic diversity useful for develo** more productive, nutritious and resilient crop varieties. However, their conservation status and availability for utiliz...

    Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez, Colin K. Khoury, Harold A. Achicanoy in Nature Plants (2016)

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    Is Cassava the Answer to African Climate Change Adaptation?

    This paper examines the impacts of climate change on cassava production in Africa, and questions whether cassava can play an important role in climate change adaptation. First, we examine the impacts that clim...

    Andy Jarvis, Julian Ramirez-Villegas in Tropical Plant Biology (2012)