title: Editorial: Natural diversity in the new millennium.
authors.affiliation: Horticulture Department, Inonu University Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Joanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.affiliation: Eunomia Research and Consulting Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Chiarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darrah
authors.affiliation: Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC), Washington State University Prosser, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Nnadozie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oraguzie
authors.affiliation: Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Nourollah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Instituto Tecnológico Vale Desenvolvimento Sustentável/Vale Institute of Technology Sustainable Development Belem, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skirycz
keywords: biodiversity; crop improvement; natural diversity; next generation sequencing; plant biotechnology