Unlocking plant resources to support food security and promote sustainable agriculture
Societal Impact Statement Biodiversity is essential to food security and nutrition locally and
globally. By reviewing the global state of edible plants and highlighting key neglected and …
globally. By reviewing the global state of edible plants and highlighting key neglected and …
Molecules from nature: Reconciling biodiversity conservation and global healthcare imperatives for sustainable use of medicinal plants and fungi
Societal Impact Statement Plants and fungi have provided, or inspired, key pharmaceuticals
for global health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, dementia, and malaria, and …
for global health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, dementia, and malaria, and …
Silicon: an essential element for plant nutrition and phytohormones signaling mechanism under stressful conditions
Silicon (Si) is one of the essential and important elements that plays a vital role in the growth
and productivity of crop plants by improving their nutritional status. The exogenous …
and productivity of crop plants by improving their nutritional status. The exogenous …
Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity
S Jago, K Elliott, C Tovar, M Soto Gomez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The global biodiversity crisis in agriculture is overlooked compared with that in wild systems.
This must change if we are to safeguard domesticated plant diversity and meet global …
This must change if we are to safeguard domesticated plant diversity and meet global …
Critical review of the increasing complexity of access and benefit-sharing policies of genetic resources for genebank curators and plant breeders–a public and private …
Plant breeders develop competitive, high-yielding, resistant crop varieties that can cope with
the challenges of biotic stresses and tolerate abiotic stresses, resulting in nutritious food for …
the challenges of biotic stresses and tolerate abiotic stresses, resulting in nutritious food for …
Breeding potentials of Bambara groundnut for food and nutrition security in the face of climate change
OS Olanrewaju, O Oyatomi, OO Babalola… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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. As a …
increasing population, and unavailability of land for farming affect food production. As a …
Born to eat wild: An integrated conservation approach to secure wild food plants for food security and nutrition
Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have
been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several …
been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several …
Toward unifying global hotspots of wild and domesticated biodiversity
Global biodiversity hotspots are areas containing high levels of species richness, endemism
and threat. Similarly, regions of agriculturally relevant diversity have been identified where …
and threat. Similarly, regions of agriculturally relevant diversity have been identified where …
Large zonal and temporal shifts in crops and cultivars coincide with warmer growing seasons in Finland
P Peltonen-Sainio, L Jauhiainen - Regional Environmental Change, 2020 - Springer
In Finland, crop choices are limited, and cultivation is only possible in the regions where
production risks and uncertainties are manageable. Climate change progresses rapidly at …
production risks and uncertainties are manageable. Climate change progresses rapidly at …
Prioritising crop wild relatives to enhance agricultural resilience in sub‐Saharan Africa under climate change
Social Impact Statement Climate change is expected to disproportionately affect sub‐
Saharan Africa in the next century, posing a threat to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers …
Saharan Africa in the next century, posing a threat to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers …