Fruit and nut crop diversity is crucial for nutrition, livelihoods and ecosystem resilience around the world.  The importance of these fruit and nut species are increasing day by day due to its contribution to food and nutrition, ecosystem and environment sustainability and empowerment of livelihoods. Since most of these fruit and nut crops are perennial trees species, the conservation of these tree species in the centre of origin and or centre of genetic diversity is essential for its continued evolution. Their conservation requires understanding which leads to their effective utilization in plant improvement, both for productivity and quality traits. However, the regions that host genetic diversity are threatened by loss of habitat, vandalism, urbanization, industrialization and modernization of agricultural practices. Hence requires serious conservation efforts, both and . weiterlesen