crop diversity

crop diversity

Crop wild relatives are our crops’ living ancestors. They underpin our food security in a warming world – but they’re also under threat.

GLF Live with Nora Castañeda-Álvarez and Daniel Ashie Kotey

The latest issue of journal Crop Science examines how pre-breeding crops with their wild relatives can increase their climate resilience.

Leading experts say the answer lies in two places: genetic diversity and agroecology.