Nigel Maxted

Crop landrace conservation, status, challenges and motivations in Great Britain

Societal Impact Statement Recent agricultural intensification has led to the widespread replacement of genetically diverse crop landraces with high‐yielding but genetically uniform modern cultivars, reducing the adaptive resilience of farming systems. In the United Kingdom, where...

Strategic action plan for the conservation and use of crop wild relatives in Northeast Africa

Abstract This strategic action plan presents a comprehensive regional strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives (CWRs) in Northeast Africa, covering Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. The region is recognized as a global ce...