Location: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research
Title: Introduction to crop wild relativesAuthor
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Volk, Gayle |
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Khoury, Colin |
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Greene, Stephanie |
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BYRNE, PATRICK - Colorado State University |
Submitted to: Electronic Publication
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 4/10/2020 Publication Date: 4/10/2020 Citation: Volk, G.M., Khoury, C., Greene, S., Byrne, P. 2020. Introduction to crop wild relatives. In: Volk, G.M., Byrne, P., editors. Crop Wild Relatives and their Use in Plant Breeding. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/cropwildrelatives/chapter/introduction-to-crop-wild-relatives/. Interpretive Summary: Educational/training resources are being developed for topics related to plant genetic resources management and use. This is an ebook chapter that will be published in an ebook titled "Crop Wild Relatives and their Use in Plant Breeding". The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that food crops do not necessarily originate where they are consumed. Food crops have been domesticated from their wild origins and have been transported worldwide. It also explains how crop wild relatives offer genetic diversity to genebanks and breeding programs. This ebook is publicly available at: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/cropwildrelatives/. Technical Abstract: Educational/training resources are being developed for topics related to plant genetic resources management and use. This is an ebook chapter that will be published in an ebook titled "Crop Wild Relatives and their Use in Plant Breeding". The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that food crops do not necessarily originate where they are consumed. Food crops have been domesticated from their wild origins and have been transported worldwide. It also explains how crop wild relatives offer genetic diversity to genebanks and breeding programs. This ebook is publicly available at: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/cropwildrelatives/. |