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Guava, scientifically known as Psidium guajava L., is a fruit tree commonly grown for its sweet and fragrant fruits. Its genetic diversity is crucial for its ability to adapt to different environmental conditions, resist pests and diseases, and produce improved varieties through selective breeding. The plant genetic resources of guava include its wild relatives, various landraces, and improved cultivars. Unfortunately, like other plant species, guava is threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Conserving guava PGR helps preserve the biodiversity of this species and its wild relatives. It is a significant food crop in many tropical and subtropical regions, serving as a source of nutrition and income for local communities. Conserving the genetic diversity of guava ensures that breeders have access to a broad range of genetic resources, allowing them to develop new varieties with desirable traits such as improved yield and disease resistance. With changing climate, crop plants such as guava need to adapt, preserve its genetic diversity, and ensure that breeders can develop new varieties that can thrive under different environmental conditions. Guava is also valuable for scientific research, including studies of its biology, ecology, and genetic diversity. Conserving guava PGR ensures that these resources are available for future research. Overall, conserving the genetic resources of guava is crucial for the long-term sustainability of this tropical fruit crop, the preservation of biodiversity, and the advancement of scientific research.

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Vasugi, C., Chaturvedi, K., Vishwakarma, P.K. (2023). Guava. In: Rajasekharan, P.E., Rao, V.R. (eds) Fruit and Nut Crops. Handbooks of Crop Diversity: Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1586-6_9-1

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