Nigel Maxted

Professor, Prof

Accepting PhD Students

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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.

1993 …2024

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V Negri

  • Univ. of Perugia

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Ahmed Amri

  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dray Areas (ICARDA)
  • International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

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Mohammad Ehsan Dulloo

  • Bioversity International

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Robert J. Redden

  • Australian Grains Genebank
  • DPI-VIDA

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Wei Wei

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Stanford University

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Stef De Haan

  • International Potato Center (CIP)

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Mauricio Parra Quijano

  • Colombia National University, Colombia.
  • FAO

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José Maria Iriondo

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Universidade de Lisboa

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Dingming Kang

  • China Agricultural University

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Shyam S. Yadav

  • Manav Yadav Memorial Trust
  • Agriculture Research Institute of Afghanistan

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Åsmund Asdal

  • Nordic Genetic Resource Center

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Ruth J Eastwood

  • Royal Botanical Gardens Kew

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Colin K Khoury

  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
  • Wageningen University and Research Centre

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Paul Smith

  • Cargill
  • Kew's Seed Conservation Department

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Petr Smýkal

  • Palacky University

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Jianfu Jiang

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Morten Arendt Rasmussen

  • Norwegian Genetic Resource Center
  • Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre

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David Hole

  • INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE & NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN)
  • Conservation International

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Henry Juárez

  • International Potato Center (CIP)

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R Smith

  • California Institute of Technology

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A. A. Alves

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy and INFN
  • University of Cincinnati
  • Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
  • CERN
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Clarice J. Coyne

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Washington State University

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Vivian Bernau

  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

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Chonghuai Liu

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Ying Zhang

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Luigi Guarino

  • Global Crop Diversity Trust

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Xiucai Fan

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Harold A Achicanoy

  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

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Chrystian C Sosa

  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

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Axel Hochkirch

  • University of Trier

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Nigel G. Taylor

  • University of Leeds

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Naghmeh Besharat

  • University of Western Australia

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Matthew N. Nelson

  • University of Western Australia

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David M. Spooner

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Jan Konopka

  • International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

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Bob van Oort

  • CICERO-Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

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Li J. Qiu

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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John Wiersema

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Jenny Woodman

  • Natural Resources Wales

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Brice Sinsin

  • University of Abomey-Calavi

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M. Veteläinen

  • MTT Agrifood Research Finland

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Pete Smith

  • University of Aberdeen

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Alberto Salas

  • International Potato Center (CIP)

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Denise Costich

  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

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Charalambos Christoudoulou

  • Parks and Environment Sector

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Jens Berger

  • CSIRO Plant Industry

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Juozas Labokas

  • Institute of Botany Lithuanian

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A Martin

  • Loughborough University
  • Sezione di Trieste
  • University of Sheffield

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Yuelai Lu

  • University of East Anglia

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Andy Jarvis

  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
  • Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

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Gerard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou

  • University of Abomey-Calavi

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C Lara-Romero

  • Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

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Reinhard Simon

  • International Potato Center (CIP)

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Mike J. Ambrose

  • John Innes Centre

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Helmut Knüpffer

  • Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

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Anne Lauvie

  • INRA-CIRAD-SupAgro

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Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo

  • University of Abomey-Calavi

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D Kang

  • Fudan University

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Domizia Donnini

  • Univ. of Perugia

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Vojtěch Holubec

  • Drnovská 507/73 Ruzyně

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Declan Conway

  • University of East Anglia

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Rajeev K. Varshney

  • University of Western Australia
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

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Manish Roorkiwal

  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

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Aremi R. Contreras-Toledo

  • Agricultural and Livestock Research

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Tomáš Vymyslický

  • Agricultural Research Ltd.

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Valeria Negri

  • Univ. of Perugia

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Hanno Schaefer

  • Technical University Munich

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Li X. Wang

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Lorenzo Panella

  • Univ. of Perugia

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Ali Shehadeh

  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dray Areas (ICARDA)

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Yong Guo

  • Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Karel Chobot

  • Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic

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Matthew W. Blair

  • Tennessee State University

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Daniela Gigante

  • Univ. of Perugia

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M Schmidt

  • Leibniz Universität Hannover
  • University of Hamburg
  • FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF)

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Romain Lucas Glele Kakai

  • University of Abomey-Calavi

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Mba Chike

  • The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation

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Hao-Ying Li

  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Alvina Avagyan

  • Ministry of Agriculture

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Paul C Struik

  • Wageningen University and Research Centre

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David Powlson

  • University of Reading

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Rodrigue Idohou

  • University of Abomey-Calavi

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E. T. Game

  • Nature Conservancy

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Bettina Heider

  • International Potato Center (CIP)

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Alon Singer

  • Volcani Center

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Roland Von Bothmer

  • Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

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C. Moray

  • Australian National University

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Cécile Smith

  • Scottish Natural Heritage

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Moisés A. Cortés-Cruz

  • Agricultural and Livestock Research

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Tim Wheeler

  • University of Reading

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Haining Qin

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences

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B Chen

  • Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Zhengzhou University

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H. N.Nur Fatihah

  • Sultan Zainal Abidin University

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A McDonald

  • Midlothian Council

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Maria de Loudes Rico-Acre

  • Royal Botanical Gardens Kew

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CW Burrows

  • Natural Resources Wales

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W Wei

  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT

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M. A. Martins-Loução

  • Borboletário – Depart. Zoologia

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David A Pollard

  • Australian Museum, Sydney

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Rachit K. Saxena

  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

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Manish K. Pandey

  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

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Belarmain Fandohan

  • University of Abomey-Calavi
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Roberto Venanzoni

  • Univ. of Perugia

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Domenico Lucarini

  • Museum Botanical Garden, Univ. of Camerino

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Jinguo Hu

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Angelos Kyratzis

  • Agricultural Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

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Lothar Frese

  • Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops

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Cengiz Toker

  • Akdeniz University

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Z Zhang

  • Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
  • Doncasters Technical Centre
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • University of Illinois

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Flavia Landucci

  • Univ. of Perugia
  • CEITEC, Masaryk University

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Stephanie L. Greene

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Toledo Alvina

  • FAO, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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