My research is focused on the conservation of genetic diversity in plants, largely on species of socio-economic value, working primarily in Northern Asia, 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.

Jarvis, S., Fielder, H., Brotherton, P., Hopkins, J.J., Maxted, N. and Smart, S., (2015). Distribution of crop wild relatives of conservation priority in the UK landscape. Biological Conservation, 191: 444–451. Fielder, H., Brotherton, P., Hosking, J., Hopkins, J.J., Ford-Lloyd, B.V. and Maxted, N., (2015). Enhancing the conservation of crop wild relatives in England. PLOS ONE 10(6): e0130804. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130804 Casta?eda-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., (2015) Ex situ conservation priorities for the wild relatives of potato (Solanum L. section Petota). PLOS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0122599. Sm?kal, P., Coyne, C.J., Ambrose, M.J., Maxted, N., Schaefer, H., Blair, M.W., Berger,J., Greene, S.L., Nelson, M.N., Besharat, N., Vymyslick?, T. Toker, C., Saxena, R.K., Roorkiwal, M., Pandey, M.K., Hu, J., Li, J.H., Wang, L.X., Guo, Y., Qiu, L.J., Redden, R.J. & Rajeev K. Varshney, R.K., (2014). Legume crops phylogeny and genetic diversity for science and breeding. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 34(1-3): 43–104. Landucci, F., Panella, L., Lucarini, D., Gigante, D., Donnini, D., Kell, S.P., Maxted N., Venanzoni, R. & Negri, V., (2014) A prioritized inventory of crop wild relatives and wild harvested plants of Italy. Crop Science, 10.2135/cropsci2013.05.0355. Phillips, J., Kyratzis, A., Christoudoulou, C., Kell, S. & Maxted, N., (2014). Development of a national crop wild relative conservation strategy for Cyprus. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 10.1007/s10722-013-0076. Vincent, H., Wiersema, J., Kell, S.P., Dobbie, S., Fielder, H., Casta?eda Alvarez, N.P., Guarino, L., Eastwood, R., Le?n, B. & Maxted, N., (2013). A prioritised crop wild relative inventory as a first step to help underpin global food security. Biological Conservation, 167: 265-275. Shehadeh, A., Amri, A. & Maxted, N., (2013). Ecogeographic survey and gap analysis of Lathyrus L. species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 60(7): 2101-2113 Khoury, C.K., Greene, S., Wiersema, J., Maxted, N., Jarvis, A. & Struik, P.C. (2013). An Inventory of Crop Wild Relatives of the United States. Crop Science, doi: 10.2135/cropsci2012.10.0585 Maxted, N., Kell, S.P., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Dulloo, M.E. & Toledo, A., (2012). Toward the systematic conservation of global crop wild relative diversity. Crop Sciences, 52(2): 774-785. Maxted, N., Hargreaves, S., Kell, S.P., Amri, A., Street, K., Shehadeh, A., Piggin, J. & Konopka, J., (2012). Temperate forage and pulse legume genetic gap analysis. Bocconea, 24: 5-36 Smykal, P., Kenicer, G., Flavell, A.J., Corander, J., Kosterin, O., Redden, R.J., Ford, R., Coyne, C.J., Maxted, N., Ambrose, M.J. and Ellis, N.T.H., (2011). Phylogeny, phylogeography and genetic diversity of the Pisum genus. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, 9(1): 4–18. Maxted, N., Kell, S.P., Toledo, A., Dulloo, M.E., Heywood, V., Hodgkin, T., Hunter, D., Guarino, L., Jarvis, A. and Ford-Lloyd, B.V., (2010). A global approach to crop wild relative conservation: securing the gene pool for food and agriculture. Kew Bulletin, 65: 561–576. Magos Brehm, J., Maxted,N., Martins-Lou??o, M.A. and Ford-Lloyd B.V., (2010). New approaches for establishing conservation priorities for socio-economic important plant species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19(9): 2715-2740. Hargreaves, S.; Maxted, N.; Hirano, R.; Abberton, M.; Sk?t, L.; Ford-Lloyd, B. V., (2010). Islands as refugia of Trifolium repens genetic diversity. Conservation Genetics, 11(4): 1317-1326. Magos Brehm, J., Maxted,N., Martins-Lou??o, M.A. and Ford-Lloyd B.V., (2010). New approaches for establishing conservation priorities for socio-economic important plant species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19(9): 2715-2740.