ISHS Acta Horticulturae 623: XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Plant Genetic Resources, The Fabric of Horticulture's Future
SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE STRATEGY FOR IN SITU CONSERVATION OF WILD RELATIVES OF CULTIVATED PLANTS IN RUSSIA |
| Authors: | T.N. Smekalova, I.G. Chukhina, N.N. Luneva |
| Keywords: | Priority species; maps of areas; core areas; database |
| Abstract:
Questions of plant genetic resources conservation and utilisation are of vital importance for Russia. The Vavilov Institute has traditionally been involved in collecting cultivated plants and their wild relatives and in conserving them, both in the genetic collection and within natural plant communities. After the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in situ conservation of plant genetic diversity has become a top priority. The strategy of in situ conservation in Russia has certain specific features, such as the choice of priority taxa for conservation based on the principle of inequality among species in regard to different characters, selection of the area for in situ conservation, conditions of monitoring and management. Development of a conservation strategy should be preceded by a detailed study of the taxa to be conserved, with respect to their morphological, taxonomic, biological, geographical, ecological and other features. Research materials include the seed and herbarium collections of VIR and other national institutes, archives of collecting missions conducted in different years, publications, etc. Important research instruments are the database of Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants in Russia and distribution maps of the species throughout the country. | |
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