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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht +15 more
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Weedy rice: A threat to rice production in Sri Lanka
Journal of the University of Ruhuna, 2015 Weedy rice (Oryza sativa L. f. spontanea), one of the four most significant weeds, is globally well known as a problem in the rice industry. The economic and environmental problems they pose include those related to rice crop production, milling for commerce, quarantine regulations and seed trade.
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Competitive ability of weedy rice: toward breeding weed-suppressive rice cultivars
, 2020 Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a vital crop for achieving global food security. Unfortunately, weeds are the major yield-constraining factor in rice production systems worldwide. Development of rice with higher competitive ability than weeds will help achieve
Gourav Sharma (8552487) +3 more
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Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger +1 more
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California Weedy Rice Populations Response to Clethodim
, 2022 This is the summary of the congress oral publication.
Unan, Rasim +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Agricultural management and environmental conditions influence the biochemical composition of food crops; however, the specific drivers of this variation remain insufficiently understood, despite their importance for climate change adaptation and human health.
Kat Morgan +24 more
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Critical period for weedy rice control in direct-seeded rice [PDF]
, 2007 On-station trials were conducted in MARDI Seberang Perai in main season 2004/05 and off-season 2005 to determine the critical period of weedy rice control in direct-seeded rice.
Juraimi, Abdul Shukor +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa +3 more
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From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.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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A molecular analysis of weedy rice from South East Asia [PDF]
To meet demographic demand, global rice production will have to increase by about 2% per year despite losses of land and water supply to industrialisation and urbanisation, and the reduction of availability of farm labour.
Charrel, He�lène.
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