Ecological database of genetic resources of eudicots crops wild relatives in Iran: in direction of domestication and food security

Crop wild relatives cover a wide range of food, forage, medicinal, ornamental and ‎industrial plants. Due to the ecosystem instability caused by climate change, the use of ‎biological and ecological capabilities of crop wild relatives is great importance to promote the ‎adaptation of crops. But, sofar, there are no regular sources on the list, their diffusion zones ‎and their diversity in Iran. So this study aimed to determine their diffusion patterns in order ‎to provide their basic ecological database. In this study, species distribution data were ‎collected from field studies and domestic/international flora and herbarium sources and ‎geographical maps using ArcView version 3.2 software. In addition, the distribution patterns ‎of each species. A total of 6274 records belonging to 410 species of 217 genera belonging to ‎‎67 plant families of Eudicot crop wild relatives were reported. In addition to the Rosaceae ‎family with 46 species of 20 genera, Lamiaceae (38:19), Amaranthaceae (36:15), Apiaceae ‎‎(30:23), Papilionaceae (28:5) and Brassicaceae (18:11) with the largest number of Iranian crop ‎wild relatives comprise. However, providing In-situ and Ex-situ conservation for Iranian ‎eudicot crop wild relatives and the highest species richness of this group is located in central ‎Alborz and central Zagros.‎