As part of the Fertile Crescent and the location for domestication of many plant species, the
southern Levant subregion is considered a hotspot of crop wild relatives (CWR) and …

The aim of this study was to construct a solid basis for developing a crop wild relatives
(CWR) and wild harvested plants (WHP) conservation strategy at the European and national …

Lebanon is a part of the Fertile Crescent recognized for its agrobiodiversity wealth in terms
of both cultivated plants and crop wild relatives (CWR) diversity. Within the context of climate …

Wild harvested plants (WHP) and crop wild relatives (CWR), part of the segment of natural
diversity that is collectively known as 'Plant Genetic Resources', have great socioeconomic …

Lentil wild relatives are an important source of desirable traits that can be used for improving
the productivity and resilience of cultivated lentil. Yet, our understanding of their habitat …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa relatively closely related to crops that can
contribute beneficial traits for crop improvement, such as biotic and abiotic stress resistance …

In Argentina, species of the genus Trichloris represent an important native forage resource
adapted to drought and salinity. The capture and identification of adaptive traits associated …

The genetic diversity of the genus Lathyrus is of significant importance, particularly for its
role in sustaining the livelihoods of local communities living under very harsh conditions and …

Crop wild relative (CWR) diversity is increasingly threatened because of human
mismanagement of the environment, whether it is species existence per se or the genetic …

In the context of flourishing crop wild relative (CWR) conservation studies and initiatives at
the national level, the purpose of this chapter is to review the current status of development …