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Collecting wild Miscanthus germplasm in Asia for crop improvement and conservation in Europe whilst adhering to the guidelines of the United Nationsā Convention on Biological Diversity
We would like to thank Dr Helen Ougham and Professor Howard Thomas for their valuable comments on this manuscript; Sarah Hawkins at IBERS for the leading of harvesting and phenotyping works; and Paul Barber at Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, Wales & West Midlands, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for advice on germplasm collection practice and quarantine management. This research was supported by the UKās Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) under a project entitled āAccession of CBD compliant Miscanthus and Triarrhena germplasm from China, Japan and Taiwan for incorporation in the UK Miscanthus breeding programmeā [grant no. NF0436]. The breeding and evaluation were conducted under āGenetic improvement of Miscanthus as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy in the UK (GIANT)ā [supported by Defra and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000690, āResearch Councils UKā), UK, grant no. LK0863]. LH, ID and JCB were supported by BBSRC grant nos BBS/E/G/00003134 and BBS/E/W/0012843A.Peer reviewedPublisher PD