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{"metadata":{"id":"0073cc8c85b7b9324902113dbf5856ec","source":"gardian_index","url":"https://cgspace.cgiar.org/rest/bitstreams/452ae5fc-adb7-4c43-8fef-05df62b65ee9/retrieve"},"pageCount":1,"title":"","keywords":[],"chapters":[{"head":"In situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives","index":1,"paragraphs":[]},{"head":"Conservation Actions","index":2,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":44,"text":"Countries are prioritizing taxa and areas for conservation actions based on analyses of species distribution and threats. The UNEP/GEF supported global project, \"In situ conservation of crop wild relatives through enhanced information management and fi eld application\" aims to conserve CWR in the wild."},{"index":2,"size":28,"text":"The project brings together fi ve countries: Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan. All are centers of diversity for CWR and are among the world's biodiversity hotspots."}]},{"head":"Climate Change","index":3,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":13,"text":"Climate change is a threat to many important species of crop wild relatives."},{"index":2,"size":5,"text":"Photo: A. Lane, Bioversity International"}]}],"figures":[{"text":"Armenia: Wheat*, beet*, pear, high mountain pea Bolivia: Potato*, quinoa, peanut, beans*, cassava*, sweet potato*, chili pepper, pineapple, custard apple, papaya, mora, tree tomato, cocoa, cayu, palm Madagascar: Rice*, banana*, yam*, vanilla, coffee Sri Lanka: Rice*, banana*, cinnamon, cowpea*, pepper Uzbekistan: Apple*, barley*, almond, walnut, pistachio, onion *Crops included in Annex 1 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Above left, Madagascar's priority areas for conserving CWR Above right, Madagascar's analysis of threats. Above, Changes in potential distribution changes of wild cassava (manihot tristis) over ten years in Bolivia. Right, Selling cassava in Madagascar. "}],"sieverID":"915c977d-5c68-4e69-80e4-03dd9656568c","abstract":"Wild species are being evaluated for their potential to improve the tolerance of their crop relatives to biotic and abiotic stresses. Country Wild relative of... Desirable Traits Armenia Wheat and pear Resistance to adverse environmental conditions Bolivia Peanut Quinoa, Cañahua Pest and diseases resistance of selected species from three genera Nutritious properties of Quinoa and Cañahua Madagascar Coffee Rice Yam No or low caffeine, high content of Chlorogenic acid Resistance to Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMW) Potential for domestication Sri Lanka Rice Resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses Uzbekistan Apple, Pistachio Capacity to resist extreme environmental conditions"}