1. Genetic diversity is important for species persistence and Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) have been implemented forest trees to protect genetic evolutionary processes in situ. The Convention on Biological Diversity stipulates the protection of as an Aichi target, so we explore potential GCUs be more widely. 2. Our global systematic review showed that are currently primarily plant economic im...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Wild soybean (Glycine soja), a native species of East Asia, is the closest wild relative of the cultivated soybean (G. max) and supplies valuable genetic resources for cultivar breeding. Analyses of the genetic variation and population structure of wild soybean are fundamental for effective conservation studies and utilization of this valuable genetic resource. METHODS In ...

Across its entire range in Australia’s western and southern rangelands, Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum [R.Br.] A.DC.) is on a path towards ‘extinction the wild’––the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s penultimate category conservation risk. Sandalwood populations have substantially diminished or become locally extinct, predominantly consequence land clearing agriculture,...

in the present study, we investigated the variation in the content of naphthodianthrones hypericin and pseudohypericin, phloroglucinol derivatives hyperforin and adhyperforin, the phenolic acids as chlorogenic acid, neochlorogenic acid, 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and the flavonols, namely, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, quercitrin, quercetin, avicularin, rutin, (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin, and...

Great apes are mammals close to humans in their genetic, behavioral, social and evolutionary characteristics and new genomic information is revolutionizing our understanding of evolution in primates. However, all these species are endangered. While there are many global programs to protect these species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) projects that in a near future th...