Towards the conservation of crop wild relative diversity in North Africa: checklist, prioritisation and inventory

cg.contactsamilalah2012@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerIndependent / Not associateden_US
cg.contributor.centerBirmingham City University - BCUen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Wheat - WHEATen_US
cg.contributor.funderFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAOen_US
cg.contributor.projectAn Integrated Approach to Identify and Characterize Climate Resilient Wheat for the West Asia and North Africa Regionen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryDZen_US
cg.coverage.countryEGen_US
cg.coverage.countryLYen_US
cg.coverage.countryMAen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idAmri, Ahmed: 0000-0003-0997-0276en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-017-0513-5en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0925-9864en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalGenetic Resources and Crop Evolutionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocnorth africaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagrobiodiversityen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccrop wild relativesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocconservationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocprioritisationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocBarleyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocWheaten_US
cg.volume65en_US
dc.contributorAmri, Ahmeden_US
dc.contributorMaxted, Nigelen_US
dc.creatorLala, Samien_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-12T01:34:08Z
dc.date.available2018-03-12T01:34:08Z
dc.description.abstractCrop wild relatives (CWR) are wild species that are more or less genetically related to crops that can be used to introgress useful genes for improvement of productivity, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and quality of cultivated crops. They are important in crop improvement to achieve food security for an increasing population and to overcome the challenges caused by climate change and the new virulence of major diseases and pests. These genetic resources are increasingly threatened in their natural habitats through over-exploitation and land reclamation and degradation. Therefore, their efficient and effective conservation would be taxonomically and genetically valuable and will contribute to maintaining and promoting the sustainability of crop diversity, facilitating agricultural production and supporting the increasing demand for food, feed and natural resources. A checklist of 5780 Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) taxa from North Africa was obtained using the CWR Catalogue for Europe and the Mediterranean (PGR Forum). Of which consists 76% of the flora of North Africa. The checklist contains 5588 (~97%) native taxa and 192 introduced. Families with higher taxa richness are Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Poaceae. These three families constitute more than 33% of the total taxa included in the checklist. About 9% (502) CWR taxa identified as a priority for conservation in North Africa using four criteria, the economic value of the crop, the relatedness degree of wild relatives to their crop, threat status using IUCN red list assessment, and finally the centre of origin and/or diversity of the crop. Of these, 112 taxa were assigned high, 268 medium and 122 low priorities for effective conservation. Those assessed as threatened using IUCN Red list and national assessment represent approximately 2% (119 taxa) of the CWR in the region. However, 21 taxa are assessed as critically endangered (CR), 53 as endangered (EN), and 45 as vulnerable (VU). Wild relatives of some globally important crops are present, with those related to wheat (Triticum aestivum L. and T. durum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgareL.) among the highest priority crops for the North Africa region. Amongst CWR assessed as threatened, only 8 (6.7%) CWR are related to food crops, Avena agadiriana B.R. Baum. et G. Fedak (VU), A. atlantica B.R. Baum et G. Fedak (VU), A. murphyi Ladiz. (EN), Beta macrocarpa Guss. (EN), Olea europaea subsp. maroccana Guss. (VU), Rorippa hayanicaMaire (VU) and Aegilops bicornis (Forssk.) Jaub. et Spach (VU). The wild relative of Safflower Carthamus glaucus M. Bieb is restricted to Egypt and Libya and assessed as rare in Egypt. The information available about the conservation and threat status of CWR in North Africa still lags behind, and more investigations are required.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10722-017-0513-5en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/HXNtkqb5/v/bd995194dc52d57ed5f5bdc2377c3e53en_US
dc.identifier.citationSami Lala, Ahmed Amri, Nigel Maxted. (1/1/2018). Towards the conservation of crop wild relative diversity in North Africa: checklist, prioritisation and inventory. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 65 (1), pp. 113-124.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/8070
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag (Germany)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceGenetic Resources and Crop Evolution;65,(2017) Pagination 113-124en_US
dc.subjectchecklisten_US
dc.subjectinventoryen_US
dc.titleTowards the conservation of crop wild relative diversity in North Africa: checklist, prioritisation and inventoryen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2017-04-19en_US
dcterms.extent113-124en_US
dcterms.issued2018-01-01en_US
mel.impact-factor1.130en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/126en_US

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