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Underutilized Fruit Crops of Indian Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: Importance, Conservation and Utilization Strategies

Horticulturae, 2022
Nowadays, there is a large demand for nutrient-dense fruits to promote nutritional and metabolic human health. The production of commercial fruit crops is becoming progressively input-dependent to cope with the losses caused by biotic and abiotic ...
Vijay Singh Meena, Jagan Singh Gora, Akath Singh, Chet Ram, Nirmal Kumar Meena, Pratibha, Youssef Rouphael, Boris Basile, Pradeep Kumar   +8 more
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Wild sweet Physalis: promising underutilized minor crops

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
Abstract Global food security challenges are driving renewed interest in neglected and underutilized crops with high nutritional and agronomic potential. The genus Physalis includes more than 95 species, yet only Physalis peruviana is ...
Rocío Deanna, Tomi Laurinen, Peter Poczai   +2 more
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Multifaceted determinants influencing South African smallholder farmers’ choices to access and utilize underutilized crops

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Underutilized crops (UCs), referred to as neglected or orphan crops, play a crucial role in addressing food security, nutrition, and rural development.
Xolile Mkhize, Thobani Cele
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Participatory breeding: tool for conservation of neglected and underutilized crops [PDF]

Acta Agronómica, 2015
Although a significant number of plant species to be recognized as food, only a small fraction meets the protein demand of the world population. Breeding crops, with a very narrow genetic base, most likely will not counteract the adverse effects of ...
Creucí Maria Caetano, Richard Danilo Peña Cuellar, José Luis Maigual Juajibioy, Linda Nataly Vásquez Ávila, Diego Geraldo Caetano Nunes, Bruna Rafaela Caetano Nunes de Pazdiora   +5 more
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The potential of integrative phenomics to harness underutilized crops for improving stress resilience. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2023
The current agricultural and food system faces diverse and increasing challenges. These include feeding an ever-growing human population, expected to reach about 10 billion by 2050 combined with societal disruption, and the need to cope with the impact
Großkinsky DK, Faure JD, Gibon Y, Haslam RP, Usadel B, Zanetti F, Jonak C.   +6 more
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Optimal production areas of underutilized indigenous crops and their role under climate change: Focus on Bambara groundnut

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Food demand in Africa continues to outstrip local supply, and the continent currently spends over US$35 billion annually on food imports to supplement local deficits.
Luxon Nhamo, Garry Paterson, Marjan van der Walt, Mokhele Moeletsi, Mokhele Moeletsi, Albert Modi, Richard Kunz, Vimbayi Chimonyo, Vimbayi Chimonyo, Teboho Masupha, Sylvester Mpandeli, Sylvester Mpandeli, Stanley Liphadzi, Stanley Liphadzi, Jennifer Molwantwa, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi   +16 more
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Nutritional and therapeutic attributes of neglected and underutilized fruit crops in Sri Lanka and their Potential applications in value addition [PDF]

International Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2023
Sri Lanka endowed a rich biodiversity, making it a significant source of plant species used as food sources. Fruits serving as both desserts and refreshments.
U.M.U.R Ariyasoma
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Edible Fruits from the Ecuadorian Amazon: Ethnobotany, Physicochemical Characteristics, and Bioactive Components

Plants, 2023
In the Ecuadorian Amazon region, there are various types of edible fruits that have distinct qualities and benefits. Understanding the uses, properties, and functions of these fruits is important for researching products that are only available in local ...
Maritza Sánchez-Capa, Mireia Corell González, Carlos Mestanza-Ramón   +2 more
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Breeding Potentials of Bambara Groundnut for Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Constant production of quality food should be a norm in any community, but climate change, increasing population, and unavailability of land for farming affect food production.
Oluwaseyi Samuel Olanrewaju, Oluwaseyi Samuel Olanrewaju, Olaniyi Oyatomi, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Michael Abberton   +4 more
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Lessons from Japan: promoting underutilized food crops through tourism

International Journal of Food Studies, 2021
For the first time in the XXI century, the number of people suffering from obesity worldwide surpassed the number of undernourished people. For many developing countries, this presented a so-called "double burden" of coping for over- and under ...
Rachel Thomas Tharmabalan
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