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This photo shows the importance of conserving crop wild relatives that grow in natural habitats. The subject of the photo is a wild kumquat shrub, bearing small, orange fruit, that naturally occurs in mountainous areas. Crop wild relatives like this wild kumquat can be valuable genetic resources for improving cultivated crops through plant breeding. This photo highlights the vulnerability of wild kumquat populations and reminds us of the need to take action to conserve these valuable genetic resources for future use in agricultural improvement and ensuring global food security. Download June's cover page.
Image Credit: Nan Wang
Citation: (2023) PLoS Genetics Issue Image | Vol. 19(6) July 2023. PLoS Genet 19(6): ev19.i06. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pgen.v19.i06
Published: July 18, 2023
Copyright: © 2023 . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
This photo shows the importance of conserving crop wild relatives that grow in natural habitats. The subject of the photo is a wild kumquat shrub, bearing small, orange fruit, that naturally occurs in mountainous areas. Crop wild relatives like this wild kumquat can be valuable genetic resources for improving cultivated crops through plant breeding. This photo highlights the vulnerability of wild kumquat populations and reminds us of the need to take action to conserve these valuable genetic resources for future use in agricultural improvement and ensuring global food security. Download June's cover page.
Image Credit: Nan Wang