The ultimate goal of world crop production is to produce more with less to meet the growing
population demands. However, concentrating solely on increased quantity of production …

Modern megacities offer convenient lifestyles to their citizens. However, agriculture is
becoming increasingly vulnerable, especially during unexpected public health emergencies …

Vitamin A deficiency is common in developing countries. Sweet potato can be an ally in
reversing this situation since it has a low acquisition cost and high market availability. In …

The fruits of winter squash (Cucurbita moschata D.) are important sources of bioactive
components such as carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids. The seed oil of C …

HIGHLIGHTS: There is genetic variability in the germplasm of biofortified lettuce. There is a
positive genotypic correlation between agronomic traits in biofortified lettuce. Smith-Hazel …

Increasing global demands for food have necessitated a comprehensive and informed
approach to meet food and nutritional security. Agricultural policies framed a few decades …

The lack of knowledge of the genetic parameters and the type of gene action results in
difficulties to obtain varieties that combine agronomic and functional characteristics. The …

Tomatoes play an important nutritional role due to the chemical-nutritional composition of
this fruit, and its common use in dishes and food products. Its fruits provide pronounced …

Winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) has great importance as a food. Brazil has a wide
genetic variability of squash; most of this is conserved in germplasm banks. The Vegetable …