Important CROPS for Spain and Europe - Crop lists
Lathyrus sativus. Mauricio Parra Quijano
Crops lists generation
Although the global list of Spanish CWR (CWR Catalogue for European and the Mediterranean, Kell et al., 2005) was already available when the generation of the Spanish Checklist of CWR started, its more than 6500 species made it unmanageable for the generation of the National Inventory of CWR. Therefore, we followed a simplified approach to obtain a list of prioritized CWRs that begun with the prioritization of crops and then the identification of CWRs that relate to these crops.
The baseline list used for generating the National Crop list was the list contained in Annex 1 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - ITPGRFA - (FAO, 2001) and to this list, crops included in the Spanish Annuary of Agriculture Statistics (MAGRAMA, 2010) were added. Still additional crops were included due to their inclusion in the Annual Reports of the Community Plant Variety Office in Europe (2010), the lists of the International Union for the protection of new varieties of plants (UPOV) and recommendations of experts in agrobiodiversity. With this information a list of the genera to which these crops belong was obtained. The list was supplemented with associated information to help in the assessment of the value of these crops and the crop prioritization process.
The resulting global crop genera list and associated database can be accessed in the link below.
Although the global list of Spanish CWR (CWR Catalogue for European and the Mediterranean, Kell et al., 2005) was already available when the generation of the Spanish Checklist of CWR started, its more than 6500 species made it unmanageable for the generation of the National Inventory of CWR. Therefore, we followed a simplified approach to obtain a list of prioritized CWRs that begun with the prioritization of crops and then the identification of CWRs that relate to these crops.
The baseline list used for generating the National Crop list was the list contained in Annex 1 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - ITPGRFA - (FAO, 2001) and to this list, crops included in the Spanish Annuary of Agriculture Statistics (MAGRAMA, 2010) were added. Still additional crops were included due to their inclusion in the Annual Reports of the Community Plant Variety Office in Europe (2010), the lists of the International Union for the protection of new varieties of plants (UPOV) and recommendations of experts in agrobiodiversity. With this information a list of the genera to which these crops belong was obtained. The list was supplemented with associated information to help in the assessment of the value of these crops and the crop prioritization process.
The resulting global crop genera list and associated database can be accessed in the link below.
Prioritization of crops
Hordeum vulgare. Sonia Merinero Mesa
The selection of the prioritized crop genera list started with the selection of those genera which had at least one of their species native to Spain.
Then, the genus must accomplish with at least one of the following:
a) Be listed in Annex 1 of the ITPGRFA
b) Be listed in the Spanish Annuary of Agricultural Statistics
c) Have at least one registered variety in Spain, as unequivocal sign of economic concern to the country.
Experts from institutions dealing with crop breeding of most important food and fodder & forage crops in Spain were contacted to validate the generated prioritized lists. As a result of this, some additional genera were included following experts’ criteria.
These considerations led to a final list of 61 genera, which were divided into four categories: FOOD, FORAGE & FODDER, ORNAMENTAL and INDUSTRIAL & OTHER USES.
Then, the genus must accomplish with at least one of the following:
a) Be listed in Annex 1 of the ITPGRFA
b) Be listed in the Spanish Annuary of Agricultural Statistics
c) Have at least one registered variety in Spain, as unequivocal sign of economic concern to the country.
Experts from institutions dealing with crop breeding of most important food and fodder & forage crops in Spain were contacted to validate the generated prioritized lists. As a result of this, some additional genera were included following experts’ criteria.
These considerations led to a final list of 61 genera, which were divided into four categories: FOOD, FORAGE & FODDER, ORNAMENTAL and INDUSTRIAL & OTHER USES.
Food category comprises 33 genera in 13 families; Fodder & forage category encompasses 12 genera in 2 families; Ornamental group holds 5 genera in 5 families and finally the Industrial & other uses category has 10 genera in 7 families. The two families with the greatest number of genera in the list are Fabaceae and Poaceae, with 11 genera each, followed by Brassicaceae with 7 genera.
Information about the genera selected as well as the reasons for their prioritization is available in the following link.
Information about the genera selected as well as the reasons for their prioritization is available in the following link.
References:
* Acebes Ginovés JR, León Arencibia MC, Rodríguez Navarro ML, del Arco Aguilar M, García Gallo A, Pérez de Paz PL, Rodríguez Delgado O, Martín Osorio VE, Wildpret de la Torre W (2010) Spermatophyta. In: Arechavaleta M, Rodríguez S, Zurita N, García A (eds) Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres 2009. Gobierno de Canarias: Servicio de Biodiversidad, Dirección General del Medio Natural, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial del Gobierno de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, pp 122–172
Castroviejo S (coord. gen.) (1986-2012) Flora Iberica 1-8, 10-15, 17, 18, 21. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Community Plant Variety Office (2011) Annual Report 2010. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg
* FAO (2010) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Second Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
* GRIN-USDA (2017) Genetic Resources Informacion Network of United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Resarch Service. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. Accessed 30 April 2017
* Kole C (2011a) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Cereals. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011b) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Millets and grasses. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011c) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Oilseeds. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011d) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Legume crops and forages. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011e) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Temperate fruits. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* MAGRAMA (2011) Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain. Anuario de estadística agraria 2010
10) UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2011) List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union. Geneve, October 2011. http://www.upov.int/edocs/mdocs/upov/en/c/45/c_45_6.pdf. Accessed 27 December 2017
* Acebes Ginovés JR, León Arencibia MC, Rodríguez Navarro ML, del Arco Aguilar M, García Gallo A, Pérez de Paz PL, Rodríguez Delgado O, Martín Osorio VE, Wildpret de la Torre W (2010) Spermatophyta. In: Arechavaleta M, Rodríguez S, Zurita N, García A (eds) Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres 2009. Gobierno de Canarias: Servicio de Biodiversidad, Dirección General del Medio Natural, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial del Gobierno de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, pp 122–172
Castroviejo S (coord. gen.) (1986-2012) Flora Iberica 1-8, 10-15, 17, 18, 21. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Community Plant Variety Office (2011) Annual Report 2010. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg
* FAO (2010) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Second Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
* GRIN-USDA (2017) Genetic Resources Informacion Network of United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Resarch Service. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. Accessed 30 April 2017
* Kole C (2011a) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Cereals. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011b) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Millets and grasses. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011c) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Oilseeds. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011d) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Legume crops and forages. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* Kole C (2011e) Wild crop relatives: Genomic and breeding resources. Temperate fruits. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany
* MAGRAMA (2011) Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain. Anuario de estadística agraria 2010
10) UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2011) List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union. Geneve, October 2011. http://www.upov.int/edocs/mdocs/upov/en/c/45/c_45_6.pdf. Accessed 27 December 2017