Dear Colleagues,
They look like grass to an ordinary person, yet they play an important role in the sustainability of the agricultural sector. These are crop wild relatives and resemble cultivated crops with special traits researchers consider in their breeding programmes.
Crop wild relatives are essential because they bring value to cultivated crops regarding genetic material, such as resistance to pests and diseases and the ability to withstand harsh climatic conditions such as drought, which might not be present in cultivated crops. To learn more, follow the link below; https://www.ccardesa.org/crop-wild-relatives-critical-sustainable-agric…
Thank you for your continued support!
They look like grass to an ordinary person, yet they play an important role in the sustainability of the agricultural sector. These are crop wild relatives and resemble cultivated crops with special traits researchers consider in their breeding programmes.
Crop wild relatives are essential because they bring value to cultivated crops regarding genetic material, such as resistance to pests and diseases and the ability to withstand harsh climatic conditions such as drought, which might not be present in cultivated crops. To learn more, follow the link below; https://www.ccardesa.org/crop-wild-relatives-critical-sustainable-agric…
Thank you for your continued support!
