Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops

SN Kamenya, EO Mikwa, B Song, DA Odeny - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …

The traditional and medicinal use of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne): an underutilized ethnic food of the Ibo tribe of South East, Nigeria

PC Ojimelukwe, FU Ugwuona - Journal of ethnic foods, 2021 - Springer
African breadfruit is an underutilized food security crop which is a delicacy for the Ibo ethnic
group of South East Nigeria. It is commonly found in West and Central Africa. It is an …

Nutritional and morphological diversity of breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae): Identification of elite cultivars for food security

AMP Jones, D Ragone, K Aiona, WA Lane… - Journal of food …, 2011 - Elsevier
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is an underutilized staple crop developed over thousands of
years by the indigenous peoples of Oceania. The current study evaluated protein and …

[PDF][PDF] Proximate and mineral composition of Artocarpus altilis pulp flour as affected by fermentation

F Appiah, I Oduro, WO Ellis - 2011 - academia.edu
A study was carried out on to assess the effect of fermentation on proximate composition of
Artocarpus altilis pulp flour with the aim of expanding its use. Flours of unfermented and …

[PDF][PDF] Functional and pasting characteristics of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) flours

AB Adepeju, SO Gbadamosi… - African Journal of …, 2011 - academicjournals.org
Breadfruit was processed to obtain whole and pulp flours following removal of the core. The
flours were evaluated for proximate analysis, physicochemical, functional and pasting …

Morphological diversity in breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae): insights into domestication, conservation, and cultivar identification

AMP Jones, SJ Murch, J Wiseman… - Genetic Resources and …, 2013 - Springer
Over millennia of breadfruit cultivation, hundreds of named cultivars have been developed
that display a high degree of morphological diversity. The current study was undertaken to …

Tropical botanical gardens: at the in situ ecosystem management frontier

J Chen, CH Cannon, H Hu - Trends in Plant Science, 2009 - cell.com
Tropical botanical gardens (TBGs) should have a leading role in in situ conservation by
directly promoting several initiatives, including the reintroduction of important or valuable …

Grow us our daily bread: A review of breadfruit cultivation in traditional and contemporary systems

NK Lincoln, D Ragone, NJC Zerega… - Horticultural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Breadfruit species (Artocarpus altilis and A. altilis× A. mariannensis) have been an important
food and material resource for many Pacific Island societies for centuries, and have …

Diversity in the breadfruit complex (Artocarpus, Moraceae): genetic characterization of critical germplasm

N Zerega, T Wiesner-Hanks, D Ragone, B Irish… - Tree Genetics & …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae) is a traditional staple crop in Oceania and
has been introduced throughout the tropics. This study examines important germplasm …

Identification of pro-vitamin A carotenoid-rich cultivars of breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae)

AMP Jones, R Baker, D Ragone, SJ Murch - Journal of food composition …, 2013 - Elsevier
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is an underutilized staple crop that may be a good source of
pro-vitamin A carotenoids (pVACs). The current study assessed the total carotenoid contents …