Banana_and_plantain_gap_richness.asc.gz

Gap richness in high priority species for the banana and plantain genepool. The genebank collections of the crop wild relative (CWR) are threatened in the wild by habitat modification, the modernization of agricultural areas, and invasive species, among other factors, and climate change is likely to exacerbate their vulnerability. The CWR species are distributed in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines and in Southern China, and the gaps in collections for the six high priority species are concentrated in these same areas.