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The conservation of wild rel ati ves of crops is basically similar to that of wild species although there are important differences in detail. For wild species, conservation within their native habitats i.e. in situ is normally to be preferred, with ex situ approaches playing a complementary mie, for example to provide material for research or for raising plants for reiontmduction into the wild. An account is given of methods of coll ec ting, sampling, storing and characterizing germpl asm of wild plants.