Collecting of Crop Wild relatives and minor crops in Ghana
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Title
Collecting of Crop Wild relatives and minor crops in Ghana
Date
2019
Language
English
Abstract
Crop production is facing challenges from threats such as diseases and pests and changes in environmental conditions partly fueled by climate change. Climate change is expected to lead to changes in temperature and precipitation in some parts of the world and could result in lower crop yields. Crop wild relatives (CWR) have been found to be important for crops in efforts to adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses due to climate change. The objective of the study was to collect CWR and other minor crops for conservation and possible utilization in crop improvement in order to adapt crops to changing climatic conditions to ensure food security. In this study 45 accessions of CWR and minor crops were collected and these were Oryza spp., Solanum spp., Vigna sp., Ipomoea sp., Sorghum sp., Eleusine sp. and Pennisetum sp. Farmland constituted the major land on which most of the species were found and collected (86.4%). The study also showed that bushfire was the major threat to the species of interest. This study shows the need to develop a natural inventory of CWR and minor crops of the country and conserve the species ex-situ and in-situ.
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Citation
“Collecting of Crop Wild relatives and minor crops in Ghana,” CSIRSpace, accessed November 7, 2024, http://cspace.csirgh.com/items/show/280.