Abstract
"One of the issues that have been emphasized in recent years against global climate change and its possible negative effects is the wild genetic relatives of the cultivated species that are grown within the scope of Horticulture and Field Crops and have high commercial value. Wild relative species are an important asset for agricultural biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and food security in general. Wild relative species may contain genes for beneficial traits such as nutritional quality, resistance to pests and diseases, resource efficiency, and adaptability to extreme weather conditions. Wild relative species have a genetic composition that is more resistant to biotic and abiotic stress factors compared to cultivated species. Wild relative species are very valuable materials that are grown in nature without being subjected to any cultural application by humans, and especially plant breeders can hybridize with their cultured relatives to produce new varieties. These species continue to thrive in the wild, developing traits such as resistance to drought, cold, disease and pests. In fact, wild relatives have been used since the beginning of agriculture to increase the yield and nutritional quality of cultivated plants within the scope of food safety. Many Horticulture and Field plants cultivated today have been selected and cultivated by selection among wild relative species existing in nature."
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