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On the basis of a broad definition of CWR, as any taxon belonging to the same genus as a crop, it has been estimated that there are 50–60,000 CWR species worldwide.
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Maxted N, Kell SP (2009) Establishment of a global network for the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives: status and needs. FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy, p 266
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Nair, K.P. (2019). CWR and Pre Breeding in the Context of the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA). In: Combating Global Warming . Springer Climate. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23037-1_17
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