Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation

Background. Searching for new sources of valuable agronomic traits is becoming ever more urgent in the context of the development of modern crop cultivars. With this in view, crop wild relatives (CWR) are of special importance as carriers of resistance to unfavorable stressors. Evaluation of their s...

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Main Author: L. V. Bagmet
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Published: N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources 2025-01-01
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description Background. Searching for new sources of valuable agronomic traits is becoming ever more urgent in the context of the development of modern crop cultivars. With this in view, crop wild relatives (CWR) are of special importance as carriers of resistance to unfavorable stressors. Evaluation of their status is an essential part of plant genetic resources (PGR) management with the aim of their further conservation.Materials and methods. Herbarium holdings (WIR, LE, MW, and MAY), our own plant explorations (2006, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2022), and published sources served as the materials for this study.Results. The study resulted in identifying 388 CWR species, belonging to 116 genera of 35 families, within the natural plant communities in Adygea. Those species were classified into groups (ranks) according to their breeding value: 125 species into the first group, 104 into the second, 42 into the third, 109 into the fourth, and 9 into the fifth. Ranking according to economic uses showed that forage (207 spp.), melliferous (158) and food species (141) prevailed, followed by medicinal (128), ornamental (86), green manure (86), industrial (48), and revegetation (26) species. The CWR flora included 43 endemic species of various levels, and 12 relict species.Conclusions. As a result of the study, 28 CWR species were prioritized as subject to conservation. Maps were made on the basis of herbarium data to show the localities of those species in Adygea. A combination of in situ and ex situ approaches was recommended for their effective conservation.
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spelling doaj-art-a783fdd5bf01480ab17b62b1cd7df1602025-02-03T08:31:17ZengN.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic ResourcesТруды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекции2227-88342619-09822025-01-01185491910.30901/2227-8834-2024-4-9-19833Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservationL. V. Bagmet0N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic ResourcesBackground. Searching for new sources of valuable agronomic traits is becoming ever more urgent in the context of the development of modern crop cultivars. With this in view, crop wild relatives (CWR) are of special importance as carriers of resistance to unfavorable stressors. Evaluation of their status is an essential part of plant genetic resources (PGR) management with the aim of their further conservation.Materials and methods. Herbarium holdings (WIR, LE, MW, and MAY), our own plant explorations (2006, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2022), and published sources served as the materials for this study.Results. The study resulted in identifying 388 CWR species, belonging to 116 genera of 35 families, within the natural plant communities in Adygea. Those species were classified into groups (ranks) according to their breeding value: 125 species into the first group, 104 into the second, 42 into the third, 109 into the fourth, and 9 into the fifth. Ranking according to economic uses showed that forage (207 spp.), melliferous (158) and food species (141) prevailed, followed by medicinal (128), ornamental (86), green manure (86), industrial (48), and revegetation (26) species. The CWR flora included 43 endemic species of various levels, and 12 relict species.Conclusions. As a result of the study, 28 CWR species were prioritized as subject to conservation. Maps were made on the basis of herbarium data to show the localities of those species in Adygea. A combination of in situ and ex situ approaches was recommended for their effective conservation.https://elpub.vir.nw.ru/jour/article/view/2108plant genetic resourcesrussian caucasusvulnerable speciesin situ and ex situ conservationspecially protected natural areas
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Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation
Труды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекции
plant genetic resources
russian caucasus
vulnerable species
in situ and ex situ conservation
specially protected natural areas
title Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation
title_full Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation
title_fullStr Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation
title_full_unstemmed Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation
title_short Crop wild relatives in Adygea: inventorying and conservation
title_sort crop wild relatives in adygea inventorying and conservation
topic plant genetic resources
russian caucasus
vulnerable species
in situ and ex situ conservation
specially protected natural areas
url https://elpub.vir.nw.ru/jour/article/view/2108
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