Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild species closely related to cultivated crops and serve as important gene donors for enhancing crop diversity and food security. This document highlights various wild and cultivated plant species, their genetic traits, and their resistance to pests and diseases. It emphasizes the significance of genetic diversity found in CWR for sustainable agriculture and resilience against environmental challenges.
Crop wildrelatives (CWR) are wild plant
species closely related to crops, including
wild ancestors
They have an indirect use as gene donors for
crop improvement due to their relatively close
genetic relationship to crops
They are an important socio‐economic
resource
that offer novel genetic diversity required to
maintain future food security.
3.
Two cultivated(2 n = 24, AA)
◦ Oryza sativa
◦ O. glaberrima
22 wild species (2 n = 24, 48) - AA, BB, CC,
BBCC, CCDD, EE, FF, GG, KKLL, and HHJJ
genome types
Ploidy Species Commonname Genome
DIPLOID
(2n=14)
Triticum boeticum
(T. aegilopoides)
Wild einkorn AA
T. monococcum einkorn AA
TETRAPLOID
(2n=28)
T. dococcoides Wild emmer AABB
T. dicoccum emmer AABB
T. durum Macaroni wheat AABB
T. persicum Persian wheat AABB
T. turgidum River wheat AABB
T.polonicum Polish wheat AABB
T.timopheevi - AABB
HEXAPLOID
2n=42
T.aestivum Common/bread
wheat
AABBDD
T.compactum Club wheat AABBDD
T.sphaerococcum Dwarf wheat AABBDD
T.spelta Spelta wheat AABBDD
T. macha Macha wheat AABBDD
9.
TRAIT LOCUS SOURCE
Hessasinfly H21 S. cereale
H23,H24 T. tauschii
H27 Ag. ventricosa
Cereal cyst
nematode
Cre3 T. tauschii
10.
S. nitidum- Found in kodai hills. Processes
for shoot fly resistance and dormancy.
Heterosorghum, Parasorghum and
Stiposorghum showed high levels of
resistance to the spotted stem borer.
11.
Wild species
S.spontaneum
S.robustum
S.spontaneum, 2n=40-128
Wild species, found in Indonesia and New
Guinea.
Imparted tolerance to stress, diseases and pest,
hardiness and ratooning ability to present day
cultivars.