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At the present time, taxonomists, historians and botanists tend to regard Central Asia and Kazakhstan as one cohesive region from the points of view of natural history and economy, and thus they refer to the Kazakhstan—Central Asian Region, one of the largest natural regions in the world (Tikhonov and Gerasimova, 1990). Unique ancient relict plants, endemic species and even fragments of ancient landscapes are represented in abundance in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. At the same time, this region is one of the richest natural foci of plant genetic diversity, with over 8000 species.
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Lunyova, N., Ulyanova, T. (2000). Central Asian in situ conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants. In: Maxted, N., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Hawkes, J.G. (eds) Plant Genetic Conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1437-7_20
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