Ex Situ Conservation of Wild Relatives of Economically Important Crops
A special issue of Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (ISSN 2673-5636).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 97
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant genetic resources; functional genomics; wild crop relatives; ex-situ conservation; climate resilience; plant biotechnology
Interests: plant germplasm resources; functional genomics and gene function analysis; wild relatives of crops; ex-situ biodiversity conservation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to publish recent advances in the ex situ conservation, characterization, and sustainable utilization of wild crop relatives and plant genetic resources. We welcome studies related to conservation biology, genomics, biotechnology, germplasm management, climate resilience, and modern omics approaches.
Wild crop relatives (WCRs) are essential genetic resources for crop improvement, biodiversity conservation, and global food security. However, climate change, habitat loss, and genetic erosion increasingly threaten their survival. Ex situ conservation approaches, including seed banks, botanical gardens, tissue culture, and cryopreservation, play a crucial role in preserving these valuable resources for future research and breeding programs. This Special Issue aims to present recent research and innovative approaches related to the ex situ conservation of wild crop relatives and their applications in biodiversity conservation and crop improvement.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide an interdisciplinary platform for publishing recent advances in the ex situ conservation, characterization, and sustainable utilization of wild crop relatives and plant genetic resources. The Special Issue will cover research related to seed banks, botanical gardens, cryopreservation, tissue culture, genomics, conservation biotechnology, and climate-resilient crop development.
The topics covered may include:
- Ex situ conservation strategies for wild crop relatives;
- Seed banks and germplasm preservation;
- Botanical garden conservation programs;
- Cryopreservation and tissue culture techniques;
- Genomics and molecular characterization of plant genetic resources;
- Climate resilience and stress tolerance in wild relatives;
- Conservation biotechnology and sustainable utilization of germplasm.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Waqar Khan
Dr. Irfan Ali Sabir
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wild crop relatives
- ex situ conservation
- plant genetic resources
- germplasm conservation
- climate resilience
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