Crop Wild Relatives

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84971-179-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 452 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Reihe: Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant species which are more or less closely related to crops. They are a vital resource by providing a pool of genetic variation that can be used in breeding new and better adapted varieties of crops that are resistant to stress, disease, drought and other factors. They will be increasingly important in allowing crops to adapt to the impacts of climate, thus safeguarding future agricultural production. Until recently, the main conservation strategy adopted for CWR has been ex situ - through the maintenance of samples as seed or vegetative material in various kinds of genebank or other facilities. Now the need to conserve CWR in their natural surroundings (in situ) is increasingly recognized.

Recent research co-ordinated by Bioversity International has produced a wealth of information on good practices and lessons learned for their effective conservation. This book captures the important practical experiences of countries participating in this work and describes them for the wider conservation community. It includes case studies and examples from Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan, which are important centres of diversity for crop wild relatives, and covers four geographical regions - the Caucasus, South America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific Region. It provides practical, relevant information and guidance for the scaling-up of actions targeting CWR conservation around the world.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunter, Danny

Heywood, Vernon

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Monique Barbut and Achim Steiner
Preface
M.S. Swaminathan

Part I: Introduction

1. Introductory and Background Materials
2. Crop Wild Relatives in the Project Countries
3. What Do We Mean by In Situ Conservation of CWR?

Part II: Conservation Actions

4. Planning for CWR Conservation and Partnership Building
5. Participatory Approaches for CWR In Situ Conservation
6. Developing National CWR Strategies and Action Plans
7. Selection and Prioritization of Species/Populations and Areas
8. Establishing an Information Baseline: Ecogeographic Surveying

Part III: Conservation Actions

9. Protected Areas and CWR Conservation
10. Species and Population Management/Recovery Plans
11. Conservation Strategies for Species/Populations Occurring Outside Protected Areas
12. Complementary Conservation Actions
13. Monitoring of Areas and Species/Populations to Assess Effectiveness of Conservation/Management Actions

Part IV: Other Major Issues

14. Adapting to Global Change
15. Capacity Building
16. Communications, Public Awareness and Outreach

Annexes
Annex I: CWR species for which field data were collected during 2006-2009 in Bolivia
Annex II: Monitoring plan for Cereal Crop Wild Relatives in Erebuni State Reserve
Annex III: Management plan for Amygdalus bucharica in the Chatkal Biospheric State Reserve, Uzbekistan

Index of Organisms

Thematic Index

Über Autor(innen)

Danny Hunter is a scientist based at Bioversity International in Rome, Italy.

Vernon Heywood is Emeritus Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading, UK.