wild-relatives
Wild relatives are the untamed ancestral and closely related species of domesticated crops that retain genetic diversity lost during agricultural breeding. These plants harbor valuable traits—such as drought tolerance, pest resistance, and disease immunity—that can be introgressed into cultivated varieties to improve resilience and yield. Studying and conserving wild relatives is essential for plant science as they represent an irreplaceable genetic reservoir for adapting crops to changing climates and emerging threats.
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Back into the wild: harnessing the power of wheat wild relatives fo...
The bread, pasta, and flour in your pantry all depend on wheat crops that are increasingly vulner...
Harnessing salt tolerance and C4-like traits from the halophyte wil...
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Wild rice Oryza rufipogon outperforms cultivated rice in stimulatin...
Wild rice growing along riverbanks and wetland edges has spent millennia perfecting a hidden part...
