Nigel Maxted

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Nigel Maxted’s research is focused on the conservation of genetic diversity in plants, largely on species of socio-economic value, working primarily in Northern Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, as well as the UK. The assessment of genetic variation at the molecular level provides a better understanding of patterns of diversity and facilitating its sustainable conservation.

The research has often involved the development of novel approaches to conservation, particularly in the management of in situ crop wild relative (CWR) and landrace (LR) diversity. Recent activities have focused on research methodologies for the production of inventories and conservation of CWR and LR in Europe and the UK. Dr Maxted has supervised over 150 Masters and 20 PhD studentships.

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2024
DNA barcoding of the genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) in the Arabian Peninsula
Alzahrani, A. M., Brehm, J. M., Ghazanfar, S. A. & Maxted, N., 6 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Taxon.
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Global Genepool Conservation and use Strategy for Dioscorea (YAM)
Nduche, M. U., Brehm, J. M., Abberton, M., Faloye, B. & Maxted, N., Dec 2024, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 33, 14, p. 4155-4176 22 p.
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Review of Crop Wild Relative Conservation and Use in West Asia and North Africa
Maxted, N., Magos brehm, J., Abulaila, K., Al-Zein, M. S., Kehel, Z. & Yazbek, M., 13 May 2024, In: Plants. 13, 10, 26 p., 1343.
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Towards a practical threat assessment methodology for crop landraces
Almeida, M. J., Barata, A. M., De Haan, S., Joshi, B. K., Brehm, J. M., Yazbek, M. & Maxted, N., 22 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, 13 p., 1336876.
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2023
A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity
Hochkirch, A., Bilz, M., Ferreira, C. C., Danielczak, A., Allen, D., Nieto, A., Rondinini, C., Harding, K., Hilton-Taylor, C., Pollock, C. M., Seddon, M., Vié, J.-C., Alexander, K. N. A., Beech, E., Biscoito, M., Braud, Y., Burfield, I. J., Buzzetti, F. M., Cálix, M. & Carpenter, K. E. & 59 others, Chao, N. L., Chobanov, D., Christenhusz, M. J. M., Collette, B. B., Comeros-Raynal, M. T., Cox, N., Craig, M., Cuttelod, A., Darwall, W. R. T., Dodelin, B., Dulvy, N. K., Englefield, E., Fay, M. F., Fettes, N., Freyhof, J., García, S., Criado, M. G., Harvey, M., Hodgetts, N., Ieronymidou, C., Kalkman, V. J., Kell, S. P., Kemp, J., Khela, S., Lansdown, R. V., Lawson, J. M., Leaman, D. J., Brehm, J. M., Maxted, N., Miller, R. M., Neubert, E., Odé, B., Pollard, D., Pollom, R., Pople, R., Presa Asensio, J. J., Ralph, G. M., Rankou, H., Rivers, M., Roberts, S. P. M., Russell, B., Sennikov, A., Soldati, F., Staneva, A., Stump, E., Symes, A., Telnov, D., Temple, H., Terry, A., Timoshyna, A., Swaay, C. V., Väre, H., Walls, R. H. L., Willemse, L., Wilson, B., Window, J., Wright, E. G. E., Zuna-Kratky, T. & Dahanukar, N. (Editor), 8 Nov 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 11, 13 p., e0293083.
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Conservation of crop wild relative diversity in Northeast Africa: Checklist and prioritization
Aldow, A., Brehm, J. M., Kordofani, M., Abdoul‐latif, F. & Maxted, N., 22 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Crop Science.
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Crop landraces inventory for Portugal
Almeida, M. J., Pinheiro de carvalho, M. Â. A., Barata, A. M., Magos brehm, J. & Maxted, N., 1 Apr 2023, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 70, 4, p. 1151-1161 11 p.
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Identifying priority sites for the on-farm conservation of landraces and systematic diversity monitoring through an integrated multi-level hotspot analysis: the case of potatoes in Peru
Dawson, T., Juarez, H., Maxted, N. & de Haan, S., 8 May 2023, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4, 14 p., 1130138.
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Maximizing the crop wild relative resources available to plant breeders for crop improvement
Maxted, N. & Magos brehm, J., 6 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, 14 p., 1010204.
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The impact of climate change on the future distribution of priority crop wild relatives in Indonesia and implications for conservation planning
Rahman, W., Magos Brehm, J. & Maxted, N., Jun 2023, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 73, 13 p., 126368.
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2022
Congruence between global crop wild relative hotspots and biodiversity hotspots
Vincent, H., Hole, D. & Maxted, N., 4 Jan 2022, In: Biological Conservation. 265, 10 p., 109432.
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DNA barcoding medicinal plant species from Indonesia
Cahyaningsih, R., Compton, L. J., Rahayu, S., Brehm, J. M. & Maxted, N., 21 May 2022, In: Plants. 11, 10, 22 p., 1375.
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In situ and ex situ conservation gap analyses of West African priority crop wild relatives
Nduche, M. U., Magos brehm, J., Parra-Quijano, M. & Maxted, N., 15 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 19 p.
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Planning complementary conservation of crop wild relative diversity in southern Africa
Magos brehm, J., Gaisberger, H., Kell, S., Parra‐quijano, M., Thormann, I., Dulloo, M. E., Maxted, N. & Lambrinos, J. (Editor), 1 Jul 2022, In: Diversity and Distributions. 28, 7, p. 1358-1372
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Rhabdotosperma saudiarabicum (Scrophulariaceae), a new species from Saudi Arabia
Alzahrani, A. M., Brehm, J. M., Ghazanfar, S. A. & Maxted, N., 8 Dec 2022, In: Kew Bulletin. 77, 4, p. 987-992 6 p.
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2021
Climate change impact on medicinal plants in Indonesia
Cahyaningsih, R., Phillips, J., Magos Brehm, J., Gaisberger, H. & Maxted, N., 1 Oct 2021, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 30, e01752.
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Gap analyses of priority wild relatives of food crop in current ex situ and in situ conservation in Indonesia
Rahman, W., Brehm, J. M., Maxted, N., Phillips, J., Contreras-toledo, A. R., Faraji, M. & Quijano, M. P., Aug 2021, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 30, 10, p. 2827-2855 29 p.
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Gap analysis of Indonesian priority medicinal plant species as part of their conservation planning
Cahyaningsih, R., Magos Brehm, J. & Maxted, N., 1 Apr 2021, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 26, e01459.
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Review of congruence between global crop wild relative hotspots and centres of crop origin/diversity
Maxted, N. & Vincent, H., 1 Apr 2021, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 68, 4, p. 1283-1297
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Setting the priority medicinal plants for conservation in Indonesia
Cahyaningsih, R., Magos Brehm, J. & Maxted, N., Jun 2021, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 68, 5, p. 2019-2050 32 p.
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2020
Ex situ and in situ conservation gap analysis of crop wild relative diversity in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East
Zair, W., Maxted, N., Brehm, J. M. & Amri, A., 4 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.
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In situ and ex situ conservation gap analyses of crop wild relatives from Malawi
Khaki Mponya, N., Chanyenga, T., Magos Brehm, J. & Maxted, N., 27 Sept 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.
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2019
Modeling of crop wild relative species identifies areas globally for in situ conservation.
Maxted, N., Vincent, H., Guarino, L., Amri, A., Castañeda-álvarez, N. P., Dempewolf, H., Dulloo, M. E., Hole, D., Chike, M. & Alvina, T., 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, 1, p. 136 8 p., 136.
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Setting conservation priorities for the wild relatives of food crops in Indonesia
Rahman, W., Magos Brehm, J. & Maxted, N., 15 Apr 2019, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 66, 4, p. 809-824 16 p.
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2018
A crop wild relative inventory for Mexico
Contreras-Toledo, A. R., Cortés-Cruz, M. A., Costich, D., Rico-Acre, M. D. L., Magos Brehm, J. & Maxted, N., 3 May 2018, In: Crop Science. 58, 3, p. 1292-1305 14 p.
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Development of national crop wild relative conservation strategies in European countries
Labokas, J., Maxted, N., Kell, S., Brehm, J. M. & Iriondo, J. M., 1 Jun 2018, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 65, 5, p. 1385-1403 19 p.
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Setting conservation priorities for crop wild relatives in the Fertile Crescent
Zair, W., Maxted, N. & Amri, A., 1 Mar 2018, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 65, 3, p. 855-863
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2017
A systematic conservation strategy for crop wild relatives in the Czech Republic
Taylor, N. G., Kell, S. P., Holubec, V., Parra-Quijano, M., Chobot, K. & Maxted, N., 1 Apr 2017, In: Diversity and Distributions. 23, 4, p. 448-462 15 p.
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8 Citations (Scopus)
Bottlenecks in the PGRFA use system: stakeholders’ perspectives
Kell, S., Marino, M. & Maxted, N., 1 Aug 2017, In: Euphytica. 213, 8
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Broadening the base, narrowing the task: Prioritizing crop wild relative taxa for conservation action
Kell, S. P., Ford-Lloyd, B. V., Brehm, J. M., Iriondo, J. M. & Maxted, N., 16 Jun 2017, In: Crop Science. 57, 3, p. 1042-1058 17 p.
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Climate change and national crop wild relative conservation planning
Phillips, J., Magos Brehm, J., van Oort, B., Asdal, Å., Rasmussen, M. & Maxted, N., 1 Oct 2017, In: Ambio. 46, 6, p. 630-643 14 p.
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Towards the conservation of crop wild relative diversity in North Africa: checklist, prioritisation and inventory
Lala, S., Amri, A. & Maxted, N., 19 Apr 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 65, 1, p. 113–124 12 p.
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2016
Enhancing the conservation of crop wild relatives in Scotland
Fielder, H., Smith, C., Ford-Lloyd, B. & Maxted, N., 1 Feb 2016, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 29, p. 51-61 11 p.
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8 Citations (Scopus)
Global conservation priorities for crop wild relatives
Castañeda-Álvarez, N. P., Khoury, C. K., Achicanoy, H. A., Bernau, V., Dempewolf, H., Eastwood, R. J., Guarino, L., Harker, R. H., Jarvis, A., Maxted, N., Müller, J. V., Ramirez-Villegas, J., Sosa, C. C., Struik, P. C., Vincent, H. & Toll, J., 21 Mar 2016, In: Nature Plants. 2 , 4, 16022.
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205 Citations (Scopus)
In situ and ex situ diversity analysis of priority crop wild relatives in Norway
Phillips, J., Asdal, Å., Magos Brehm, J., Rasmussen, M. & Maxted, N., 1 Nov 2016, In: Diversity and Distributions. 22, 11, p. 1112-1126 15 p.
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21 Citations (Scopus)
Utilising genetic diversity to feed the world
Maxted, N. & Lauvie, A., 25 Nov 2016, Food Production and Nature Conservation: Conflicts and Solutions. Taylor & Francis, p. 173-203 31 p.
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2015
China's crop wild relatives: Diversity for agriculture and food security
Kell, S., Qin, H., Chen, B., Ford-Lloyd, B., Wei, W., Kang, D. & Maxted, N., 1 Nov 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 209, p. 138-154 17 p.
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25 Citations (Scopus)
Conservation Planning for Crop Wild Relative Diversity
Maxted, N., Avagyan, A., Frese, L., Iriondo, J., Kell, S., Brehm, J. M., Singer, A. & Dulloo, M. E., 4 Sept 2015, Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 88-107 20 p.
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2 Citations (Scopus)
Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change
Redden, R. J., Yadav, S. S., Maxted, N., Dulloo, M. E., Guarino, L. & Smith, P., 4 Sept 2015, Wiley-Blackwell. 368 p.
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8 Citations (Scopus)
Distribution of crop wild relatives of conservation priority in the UK landscape
Jarvis, S., Fielder, H., Hopkins, J., Maxted, N. & Smart, S., Nov 2015, In: Biological Conservation. 191, p. 444-451
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Enhancing the conservation of crop wild relatives in England
Fielder, H., Brotherton, P., Hosking, J., Hopkins, J. J., Ford-lloyd, B. & Maxted, N., 25 Jun 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 6, e0130804.
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Enhancing the conservation of crop wild relatives in Wales
Fielder, H., Burrows, C., Woodman, J., Ford-Lloyd, B. V. & Maxted, N., 1 Jan 2015, In: New Journal of Botany. 5, 3, p. 177-190 14 p.
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Ex situ conservation priorities for the wild relatives of potato (Solanum L. section petota)
Castañeda-Álvarez, N. P., De Haan, S., Juárez, H., Khoury, C. K., Achicanoy, H. A., Sosa, C. C., Bernau, V., Salas, A., Heider, B., Simon, R., Maxted, N. & Spooner, D. M., 29 Apr 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 4, 19 p., e0122599.
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Legume Crops Phylogeny and Genetic Diversity for Science and Breeding
Smýkal, P., Coyne, C. J., Ambrose, M. J., Maxted, N., Schaefer, H., Blair, M. W., Berger, J., Greene, S. L., Nelson, M. N., Besharat, N., Vymyslický, T., Toker, C., Saxena, R. K., Roorkiwal, M., Pandey, M. K., Hu, J., Li, Y. H., Wang, L. X., Guo, Y. & Qiu, L. J. & 2 others, Redden, R. J. & Varshney, R. K., 7 Jun 2015, In: Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 34, 1-3, p. 43-104 62 p.
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Preface
Redden, R. J., Yadav, S. S., Maxted, N., Dulloo, M. E., Guarino, L. & Smith, P., 4 Sept 2015, Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change. Wiley-Blackwell, p. xxiii-xxiv
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The wild relatives of grape in China: Diversity, conservation gaps and impact of climate change ☆
Jiang, J., Kell, S., Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Wei, W., Kang, D., Maxted, N., Ford-Lloyd, B. & Liu, C., 1 Nov 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 209, p. 155-163 9 p.
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The wild relatives of grape in China: Diversity, conservation gaps and impact of climate change
Jiang, J., Kell, S., Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Wei, W., Kang, D., Maxted, N., Ford-Lloyd, B. & Liu, C., 1 Dec 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 210, p. 50-58 9 p.
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5 Citations (Scopus)
2014
A prioritized inventory of crop wild relatives and wild harvested plants of Italy
Landucci, F., Panella, L., Lucarini, D., Gigante, D., Donnini, D., Kell, S., Maxted, N., Venanzoni, R. & Negri, V., 1 Jul 2014, In: Crop Science. 54, 4, p. 1628-1644 17 p.
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11 Citations (Scopus)
Development of a national crop wild relative conservation strategy for Cyprus
Phillips, J., Kyratzis, A., Christoudoulou, C., Kell, S. & Maxted, N., Apr 2014, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 61, 4, p. 817-827 11 p.
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16 Citations (Scopus)
Prioritising in situ conservation of crop resources: A case study of African cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Moray, C., Game, E. T. & Maxted, N., 17 Jun 2014, In: Scientific Reports. 4, 5 p., 5247.
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