Nordic Crop Wild Relative (CWR) Checklist

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The Nordic Crop Wild Relative (CWR) checklist is a result of a joint Nordic project, "Ecosystem services: Genetic resources and crop wild relatives" (2015-2016) funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Genetic Resources Center (NordGen). A Crop Wild Relative (CWR) is a wild species that is closely related to a cultivated crop. This close relationship means that properties in a CWR can be transferred to the crop by traditional crossings. As modern cultivars may lack the desired variation, the diversity found in CWRs can be central for adaptation to new demands on the crops.

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1. Weibull, J., Fitzgerald, H., Lund, B., Palmé, A. and Þorbjörnsson, H. (2016), Conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives: a Nordic initiative. Sveriges Utsädesförenings Tidskrift 2: 53-58. -
2. Maxted, N., Labokas, J. and Palmé, A. (Compilers) (2016). CWR conservation strategies planning and implementing national and regional conservation strategies. Workshop Proceedings. Nordic/ECPGR Joint Workshop. European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, Italy. -
3. Dyntaxa (2016). Svensk taxonomisk databas. Besökt på www.dyntaxa.se -
4. Fitzgerald H, Palmé A, Asdal Å, Endresen DTF, Kiviharju E, Lund B, Rasmussen M, Thorbjörnsson H, & Weibull J (2019). A regional approach to Nordic crop wild relative in situ conservation planning. DOI:10.1017/S147926211800059X - https://doi.org/10.1017/S147926211800059X