Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Management of Crop Wild Relatives for Food Security

Dr Kavya Dashora

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<p>The population of the world is expected to be 9.6 billion by 2050 indicating a huge pressure to factor the food for all. It is worth mentioning that more than 80 percent of the food comes from plants and of 50,000 edible plants, only 12 crop plants provides 90 percent of the world food energy uptake. Presently, the agriculture and biodiversity is experiencing climate change impacts, change in pest population dynamics and sustainability issues. To meet the demand and making the crop more environmentally robust, scientists have started focusing on genes from the wild relatives of crop plants. Crop wild relatives (CWR) have collection of many desirable genes and alleles which can be tapped to improvise the existing varieties which are resistant to biotic and abiotic stress including climate change. Though, their significance for food security has been recognized now, yet the National conservation and management efforts need to be more structured and in synchronization with global efforts. The present paper deals with the scope of management of crop wild relatives with special reference to India and highlights the need for coherent, coordinated policy and awareness for conservation, characterization and evaluation for sustainable agriculture.</p>

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Dr Kavya Dashora Management of Crop Wild Relatives for Food Security International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 9 September 2015

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