Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) Priority in Italy: Distribution, Ecology, In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation and Expected Actions

Enrico Vito Perrino and Robert Philipp Wagensommer
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Enrico Vito Perrino: CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, Italy
Robert Philipp Wagensommer: Department of Biology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70125 Bari, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: The study presents an updated overview of the 14 non-endemic threatened crop wild relatives (CWR) in Italy: Aegilops biuncialis , Ae. uniaristata , Ae. ventricosa , Asparagus pastorianus , Beta macrocarpa , Brassica insularis , B. montana , Crambe hispanica subsp. hispanica , C. tataria subsp. tataria , Ipomoea sagittata , Lathyrus amphicarpos , L. palustris , Vicia cusnae and V. serinica . Geographical distribution, ecology (with plant communities and habitat 92/43/EEC aspects), genetics (focused on gene pools), property, and in situ and ex situ conservation were analyzed. In addition, with the aim of their protection and valorization, specific actions are recommended.

Keywords: gene pool; geographical distribution; threatened species; valorization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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