Cultivated Robusta coffee meets wildCoffea canephora: Evidence of cultivated-wild hybridisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verleysen Lauren,
Depecker Jonas,
Bollen Robrecht
et al.
Abstract:Background and aimsPlant breeders are increasingly turning to crop wild relatives (CWRs) to ensure global food security amidst a rapidly changing environment. However, CWR populations are confronted with various human-induced threats, including hybridisation with their nearby cultivated crops, posing a significant threat to the wild gene pool. Here, we focussed on Robusta coffee in the Yangambi region in the DR Congo, where cultivated Robusta coffee coexists with its wild relative (Coffea canephora), creating … Show more
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