Taking target CWR genetic data into account when planning for conservation involves the following six steps:

Survey for existing genetic studies on target CWR.
Formulate the genetic questions to be answered and design the experiment.
Evaluate whether there are financial resources to undertake (further) genetic studies.
Assess whether there is a sufficiently large population sample to carry out the genetic study.
Determine whether there are skilled staff to carry out the genetic study, or alternatively.
Perform an ecogeographic diversity study for target CWR that can be used as a proxy of genetic diversity.
Incorporate genetic information into conservation planning.

Finally, a genetic erosion monitoring scheme [1] should be implemented in order to detect changes in the genetic diversity of the CWR.

st=>start: START
genetic_div_assessment=>operation: Genetic diversity assessment|process
existing_studies=>condition: Existing genetic diversity
studies on target CWR?|decision
formulate_questions=>operation: Formulate the genetic
questions and design the
experiment|process
funding=>condition: Funding to undertake
genetic study?|decision
enough_sample=>condition: Enough samples to
undertake the genetic
study? (e.g. ex situ
collections)|decision
skilled_staff=>condition: Skilled staff to
undertake genetic study?|decision
collect_fresh_material=>operation: COLLECT FRESH MATERIAL
DE NOVO|process
send_plant_material=>operation: SEND PLANT MATERIAL FOR
GENETIC ANALYSIS TO EXPERTS|process
undertake_genetic_study=>operation: UNDERTAKE ADAPTIVE/NEUTRAL
GENETIC STUDY|process
analysis_novel_data=>operation: ANALYSIS OF NOVEL GENETIC
DATA|process
collate_genetic_data=>operation: COLLATE GENETIC DATA|process
use_ecogeo_proxy=>end: USE ECOGEOGRAPHIC DATA
AS PROXY FOR GENETIC DATA|finish
include_results_in_planning=>end: INCLUDE RESULTS IN CWR
CONSERVATION PLANNING|finish
st->genetic_div_assessment->existing_studies
formulate_questions->funding(right)
collect_fresh_material->skilled_staff(right)
send_plant_material->analysis_novel_data(right)
undertake_genetic_study->analysis_novel_data(right)
analysis_novel_data->collate_genetic_data(right)
collate_genetic_data->include_results_in_planning(right)
use_ecogeo_proxy->include_results_in_planning(right)
existing_studies(yes, right)->collate_genetic_data
existing_studies(no)->formulate_questions
funding(yes, right)->enough_sample
funding(no, right)->use_ecogeo_proxy
enough_sample(yes, right)->skilled_staff
enough_sample(no, right)->collect_fresh_material
skilled_staff(yes, right)->undertake_genetic_study
skilled_staff(no, right)->send_plant_material

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CROP WILD RELATIVE CONSERVATION PLANNING version 1.0

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