Unlocking the potential of orphan legumes
Orphan, or underutilized, legumes are domesticated legumes with useful properties, but with
less importance than major world crops due to use and supply constraints. However, they …
less importance than major world crops due to use and supply constraints. However, they …
Legume genetic resources and transcriptome dynamics under abiotic stress conditions
Grain legumes are an important source of nutrition and income for billions of consumers and
farmers around the world. However, the low productivity of new legume varieties, due to the …
farmers around the world. However, the low productivity of new legume varieties, due to the …
Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production
Abstract The United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (grain
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green …
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green …
Underutilized legumes: nutrient status and advanced breeding approaches for qualitative and quantitative enhancement
Underutilized/orphan legumes provide food and nutritional security to resource-poor rural
populations during periods of drought and extreme hunger, thus, saving millions of lives …
populations during periods of drought and extreme hunger, thus, saving millions of lives …
Orphan legumes: harnessing their potential for food, nutritional and health security through genetic approaches
Legumes, being angiosperm's third-largest family as well as the second major crop family,
contributes beyond 33% of human dietary proteins. The advent of the global food crisis …
contributes beyond 33% of human dietary proteins. The advent of the global food crisis …
Perspective on the present state and future usefulness of marama bean (Tylosema esculentum)
C Cullis, P Chimwamurombe, K Kunert… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent focus on indigenous knowledge of plant species that have long been consumed by
mankind, but not having a prominent place in organized agriculture, has raised the profile of …
mankind, but not having a prominent place in organized agriculture, has raised the profile of …
The morama bean (Tylosema esculentum): a potential crop for southern Africa
The morama bean is an underutilized leguminous oilseed native to the Kalahari Desert and
neighboring sandy regions of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa (Limpopo, North-West …
neighboring sandy regions of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa (Limpopo, North-West …
Orphan legumes growing in dry environments: Marama bean as a case study
Plants have developed morphological, physiological, biochemical, cellular, and molecular
mechanisms to survive in drought-stricken environments with little or no water caused by …
mechanisms to survive in drought-stricken environments with little or no water caused by …
A novel inversion in the chloroplast genome of marama (Tylosema esculentum)
Tylosema esculentum (marama bean) is being developed as a possible crop for resource-
poor farmers in arid regions of Southern Africa. As part of the molecular characterization of …
poor farmers in arid regions of Southern Africa. As part of the molecular characterization of …
Potential of defatted marama flour-cassava starch composites to produce functional gluten-free bread-type dough
PM Nyembwe, HL de Kock, JRN Taylor - LWT, 2018 - Elsevier
Marama bean is a drought-tolerant oilseed legume. Isolated marama bean protein has high
foaming capacity, strong dough extensibility and good elasticity characteristics. The dough …
foaming capacity, strong dough extensibility and good elasticity characteristics. The dough …