From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity
The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and nutritional quality, leaving societies vulnerable and dependent on a narrow set of staple species.
Alexandra Sanfeliu Meliá +1 more
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High-density single nucleotide polymorphism markers analysis reveals the genetic diversity and population structure in tropical highland maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines. [PDF]
Gebre WT +3 more
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Sorghum bicolor is a globally important cereal crop with annual yields exceeding 50 million tons across more than 100 countries and can be grown on marginal lands where conventional agriculture is limited. We examined how eight genetically diverse sorghum genotypes shaped arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community assembly across two contrasting ...
Philip Brailey‐Crane +8 more
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Field inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) offers a promising route to improve sustainable agriculture and food production, yet results are often variable. We investigated the mycorrhizal growth response of maize and wheat varieties recommended for farmers and found substantial variation under greenhouse conditions.
Ido Rog +5 more
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Genetic Diversity Analysis and Core Collection Development of Indian Mungbean (<i>Vigna radiata</i>) Germplasm. [PDF]
Dhasarathan M +6 more
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Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann +4 more
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Physiological responses and evaluation of cold tolerance in red prickly ash (<i>Zanthoxylum bungeanum</i> Maxim.) germplasm under low-temperature treatment. [PDF]
Wang Y +10 more
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Plants back: Re‐envisioning botanical garden collections management for indigenous crops
Botanical gardens and other ex situ collections play a key role in preventing plant extinctions, yet the needs of Indigenous crop cultivars are not being met by conventional botanical collections management practices. Inspired by Indigenous land care restoration movements centering plant–human–society relationships, we propose a path toward reciprocal ...
Uala Working Group +8 more
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Genetic Diversity and Core Collection Construction of <i>Cymbidium ensifolium</i> var. susin. [PDF]
Zhang L +11 more
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Grape (Vitis L.) biodiversity: Historical uses, current status, and future potential
Grapes (Vitis L. ‐ Vitaceae) are among the most important fruit crops globally, consumed in the form of wine, fresh fruit, raisins, and in many products. Complex and fascinating biocultural processes underpin the crop, with a remarkable assemblage of species comprising grapevines and with heterogeneous viticultural practices and rapidly advancing new ...
Colin K. Khoury +4 more
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