Crop wild relatives (CWR) are key genetic resources for crop improvement due to their rich and evolving diversity. As climate change intensifies, utilizing this diversity becomes more urgent. Global agreements emphasize the importance of documenting and conserving CWR, especially in situ, and enabling their sustainable use. However, conservation efforts across Europe vary strongly, with scattered or missing data, making it difficult to find and access these resources.
An ECPGR project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, aimed to improve this situation by encouraging the establishment of national CWR inventories and integrating in situ data into the central European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources (EURISCO).
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Corporate Author:: European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
Publication Years: 2025
ECPGR Publications Working Group