Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation
Reports indicate that climate changes will result in the extinction of a significant percentage of plant species even though many of these species contributed to crucial genetic traits that led to the development of domestic crops. In the past, the diversified range of plant species, varieties, and...
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| description | Reports indicate that climate changes will result in the extinction of a significant percentage of plant species even though many of these species contributed to crucial genetic traits that led to the development of domestic crops. In the past, the diversified range of plant species, varieties, and agricultural practices allowed agriculture production and local food systems to tolerate moderate climate variability. Today, industrial farming relies on very limited genetic diversity for commercial production. Narrowing the genetic base leads to higher susceptibility to environmental changes and diseases.Heirloom cultivars survived climate variations and extreme conditions but were abandoned in favor of a handful of commercial cultivars that dominate the food industry and fit the standards of the global food system. From a climate change perspective, it would be important to conserve heirloom cultivars to preserve biodiversity and make greater genetic diversity available to farming, which will lead to resilience and adaptation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-add7a80442ec42c78bbb19df3dfdc0662024-01-18T13:33:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Horticulture2813-35952024-01-01210.3389/fhort.2023.12689701268970Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivationMirella AounReports indicate that climate changes will result in the extinction of a significant percentage of plant species even though many of these species contributed to crucial genetic traits that led to the development of domestic crops. In the past, the diversified range of plant species, varieties, and agricultural practices allowed agriculture production and local food systems to tolerate moderate climate variability. Today, industrial farming relies on very limited genetic diversity for commercial production. Narrowing the genetic base leads to higher susceptibility to environmental changes and diseases.Heirloom cultivars survived climate variations and extreme conditions but were abandoned in favor of a handful of commercial cultivars that dominate the food industry and fit the standards of the global food system. From a climate change perspective, it would be important to conserve heirloom cultivars to preserve biodiversity and make greater genetic diversity available to farming, which will lead to resilience and adaptation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhort.2023.1268970/fullheirloomapplesbiodiversitygenetic erosionclimate changepest pressure |
| spellingShingle | Mirella Aoun Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation Frontiers in Horticulture heirloom apples biodiversity genetic erosion climate change pest pressure |
| title | Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation |
| title_full | Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation |
| title_short | Unlocking heirloom diversity: a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation |
| title_sort | unlocking heirloom diversity a pathway to bridging global challenges in modern apple cultivation |
| topic | heirloom apples biodiversity genetic erosion climate change pest pressure |
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