Presentations: Crop Wild Relatives

Genetic diversity

Characterization and cross inoculation studies of rhizobia isolated from crop wild relatives of Vigna by P.Saravana Kumar, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Pradeniya, Sri Lanka
Morphological characterization of wild rice accessions collected from Sri Lanka by P.V.Hemachandra, Research Officer, Rice Research and Development Institute in Batalagoda, Ibbagamuwa

Conservation

AEGRO and genetic reserve methodologies: 2 - National approach; by Joana Magos Brehm, Nigel Maxted, Brian V. Ford-Lloyd, M. Amélia Martins-Loução
Conservation strategy for crop wild relatives and wild harvested plants in Portugal; by Joana Magos Brehm, Nigel Maxted, Brian V. Ford-Lloyd, M. Amélia Martins-Loução
Estabelecimento de prioridades para a conservação de recursos fitogenéticos silvestres em Portugal; by Joana Magos Brehm, Nigel Maxted, Brian V. Ford-Lloyd, M. Amélia Martins-Loução
European CWR threat assessment: knowledge gained and lessons learnt by Shelagh Kell and Nigel Maxted, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Gap Analysis by Andy Jarvis, Julián Ramírez, Nora Castañeda, Robert Hijmans and Jacob Van Etten
Institutional and policy options for conservation of CWR: Application of analytic hierarchy process to evaluate WRR conservation options by Prasanthi Gunawardena, U. K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige, D. K. L. K. Senadheera, J. M. M. Udugama, Gamini Gamage, R. P. L. C. Randeni and R. S. S. Rathnayake
Establishment of Environmental Protection Area for Wild Rice Relatives by Saman Senanayake, Director, Provincial Environmental Authority, NWP
Species Management Plan for Cinnamomum capparu-coronde Blume by Anura Sathurusinghe
Eco-geographic survey of crop wild relatives by A.S.U. Liyanage, Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Central Province Case Study - Sri Lanka
Extinction risk assessments at the species level: Red list status of endemic wild cinnamon species in Sri Lanka by S.G.J.N. Senanayake, G.A.W. Wijesekara and D.M.H.C. Kumarathilake
In situ conservation of Danish plant genetic resources of crop wild relatives by Kell Kristiansen & Gitte Kjeldsen Bjørn, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University
Ethnobotanical, biological and ecogeographic studies of wild yams in Ankafarantsika National Park in view of their conservation by Herivololona Mbola Rakotondratsimba (In French)
An Integrated European In Situ Management Workplan Implementing Genetic Reserve and On-Farm Concepts by the Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops, the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)

Information sharing

Meeting the information challenge for crop wild relatives (CWR) in situ conservation: A global portal hosting national and international data on CWR by Imke Thormann at the 13th World Congress of the International Associationof Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD), Montpellier, France (26 –29 April 2010)

Breeding

Evolution of crops by D. Tay (2003)
Wide hybridization studies between O. sativa (cultivated Asian rice) and O. nivara (wild rice) by P.V.Hemachandra, Rice Research and Development Institute, Batalagoda, Ibbagamuwa

Climate change

Effect of Climate Change on Crop Wild Relatives in Sri Lanka by B.V.R. Punyawardena, Natural Resources Management Center, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya
In situ conservation of Crop Wild Relatives (poster) by A. Danielyan, S. Djataev, A. Lane, J. Ramelison, A. Wijesekara, and B. Zapata Ferrufino

Public awareness of CWR

Economic value of CWR

Identification of the economic usage of selected tree plants - Study in Ratnapura district by Prof Mahinda Wijeratne, Prof Rohana P Mahaliyanaarachchi and Dr L H P Gunratne
Socio-economic Values of Crop Wild Relatives by Mahinda Wijeratne (University of Ruhuna), Rohana Mahaliyanaarchchi (University of Sabaragamuwa), and L.H.P. Gunaratne (University of Peradeniya)
Policy research study on economic valuation of genetic resources of wild rice relatives in Sri Lanka