Agrobiodiversity Conservation

Shelagh Kell has been working internationally in the field of plant genetic resources conservation and sustainable use for more than 20 years. She is currently Project Manager and Research Fellow at the School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham (UoB), UK; Editor-in-Chief, Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) on behalf of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), UK; and Chair of the Genetic Resources section of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA). She has undertaken previous consultancies for the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Bioversity International; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). She has worked both within and outside Europe, including missions to China, the Indian Ocean, the Fertile Crescent, Mesoamerica and South America. She has also been an Author, Tutor, Research Supervisor and Examiner for the University of London External Programme since 2001. She is co-editor of two published volumes, lead and co-author of a range of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and other publications, and is founder and co-editor of the newsletter, Crop wild relative. Professor / consultant in Plant Genetic Conservation.Research Interests: Plant conservation and broader biodiversity conservation and use, with specific expertise in: field conservation, taxonomy, ecogeography, GIS, population sampling, population management, reserve management, on-farm conservation, gene flow and genetic diversity studies of various plant groups. Work experience throughout Africa, the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe. Dr Dulloo is a Team Leader for a Bioversity International Initiative on Effective Genetic Resources Conservation and Use. Dr Dulloo is also co-Leader of the Genetic Diversity Cluster in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, as well as co-Chair of the Crop Wild Relative Specialist Group. He has been a Senior Policy Officer at the FAO. He was the lead author of the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report and, more recently, lead author of Chapter 2.2 Status and Trends - Nature in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Report. He won the World Bank 2009 Development Marketplace Award on Climate Adaptation. Dr Dulloo has published widely on biodiversity and the conservation of genetic resources. Professor at Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain. Teaches Evolutionary Genetics in the degree of Biology and Genetic Recovery of Populations at Masters level. Research interests include: Adaptive evolution to climate change in Mediterranean high mountains; Conservation biology of Mediterranean plant; Conservation of wild relatives of European crop; and Population biology (demographic dynamics, reproductive biology, spatial and genetic structure, plant-animal interaction).

• Preface: Preface Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements Part I: Genetic reserve conservation of crop wild relatives 1: Genetic reserve conservation of European crop wild relative and landrace diversity 2: In situ conservation of crop wild relatives: a strategy for identifying priority genetic reserve sites 3: Spatial and ecogeographical approaches for selecting genetic reserves in Europe 4: The challenges of modelling species distribution: a case study of wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) in Europe 5: Towards the establishment of a genetic reserve for Beta patula Aiton 6: Beta patula Aiton: genetic diversity analysis 7: Assessing Genetic Reserves in Sicily (Italy): the Brassica Wild Relatives Case Study 8: The AEGRO Brassica Case Study 9: Surveying and conserving European Avena species diversity 10: Quality standards for genetic reserve conservation of crop wild relatives 11: Conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources in semi-natural grasslands in Norway 12: Effective conservation of Medicago Crop Wild Relatives in Russia and neighbouring countries: gap analysis points the way forward 13: Towards in situ conservation of crop wild relatives in Lithuania 14: In situ conservation of Crocus cartwrightianus in Cyclades and Crete Part II: On-farm conservation of landraces 15: Landraces: importance and use in breeding and environmentally friendly agronomic systems 16: Landraces in Europe: an approach towards identifying landrace rich areas as a priority for protection 17: On-farm conservation of the forage species timothy, meadow fescue and red clover: generation of new landraces in Norway 18: On-farm conservation and participatory maize breeding in Portugal: an overview 19: Farm seed opportunities, recommendations for on farm conservation in Europe 20: Portuguese landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use 21: What's in a name: a closer look at heritage variety definition 22: On-farm conservation of plant genetic resources in Lazio Region - Italy. Implementation of the Regional Act 1st March 2000 n°15" 23: On-farm conservation in industrialized countries: a way to promote dynamic management of biodiversity within agro-ecosystems 24: A second look at the European strategic approach to conserving crop landraces Part III: Priority setting and threat assessment 25: Comparing genetic diversity within a crop and its wild progenitor: a case study for barley 26: Using neutral genetic diversity to prioritise crop wild relative populations: a Portuguese endemic case study for Dianthus cintranus subsp. barbatu 27: The challenge of in situ conservation of crop wild relatives in the biotechnology era - A case study of wild rice species 28: European crop wild relative threat assessment: knowledge gained and lessons learnt Part IV: In situ data management 29: Documentation landscape for Plant Genetic Resources - focus on in situ and on-farm 30: Crop wild relatives in Brandenburg, Germany: establishing a system for reporting and monitoring for the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives 31: Population level information management for crop wild relatives 32: Development of an in situ database inventory - on the way to a Swiss solution for forages Part V: In situ PGR conservation: policy implications and implementation 33: The role of EURISCO in promoting use of agricultural biodiversity 34: SWOT analysis of the German seed savers sector 35: Achievements of the European Native Seed Conservation Network - ENSCONET 36: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants ECPGR Working Group: objectives and achievements Part VI: Invited additional papers 37: A community divided: lessons from the conservation of crop wild relatives around the world 38: Interactive characterization of Scottish Avena strigosa schreb. landraces on the Outer Hebrides 39: Modern landrace crops: the de novo synthesis of new crop landraces 40: Ecological strategies for crop plants and their wild relatives 41: AEGIS: a regionally based approach to PGR conservation 42: European on farm conservation activities: an update from six countries 43: Current and future threats and opportunities facing European crop wild relative and landrace diversity 44: Index