Salt stress limits the productivity of crops grown under saline conditions, leading to
substantial losses of yield in saline soils and under brackish and saline irrigation. Salt …

Main conclusion Orphan crops can contribute to building resilience of marginal cropping
systems as a climate chnage adaptation strategy. Orphan crops play an important role in …

In agriculture, land use and land classification address questions such as “where”,“why” and
“when” a particular crop is grown within a particular agroecology. To date, there are several …

Main conclusion Nutrient-rich neglected and underutilized plant species could help
transform food systems, provided science and policy are better connected, and greater …

The world's food and agricultural schemes have gradually fallen into an alarming state due
to challenges such as high population birth rates, diverse agro-climatic zones, a lack of …

The global food system depends on a limited number of plant species. Plants with
unsatisfactory nutritional value are overproduced, whereas the wide variety of nutrient-rich …

There is intense interest in using genome editing technologies to domesticate wild plants, or
accelerate the improvement of weakly domesticated crops, in de novo domestication. Here …

The diverse range of indigenous fruit trees in Africa is a source of untapped potential for food
and nutrition security. Here, we review information on 10 indigenous fruit trees that are …

Many neglected and underutilized vegetable species such as indigenous African leafy
vegetables have been incorporated in human diets since time immemorial, especially in sub …

Underutilized crops are, by definition, under‐researched compared to staple crops yet come
with traits that may be especially important given climate change and the need to feed a …