CROP WILD RELATIVES

A crop wild relative (CWR) is a wild plant closely related to a domesticated plant.

CWRs have contributed many useful genes to crop plants, and modern varieties of most major crops now contain genes from their wild relatives.  CWRs are an important resource for maintaining sustainable agro-ecosystems into the future.

This website provides a portal for information on Crop Wild Relatives in Ireland.

Click on the photographs above to learn more about Crop Wild Relatives in Ireland, CWRs around the World, and CWR conservation in Ireland.  The species profile link above provides information, photographs and distribution maps for 102 important Irish CWRs