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 …
Economic viability and use dynamics of the enset food system in Ethiopia: its implications for food security
Food security is a key issue worldwide and must be considered in both spatial and temporal
contexts. Securing the availability of food somewhere in a country does not ensure food …
contexts. Securing the availability of food somewhere in a country does not ensure food …
[HTML][HTML] Modelling potential range expansion of an underutilised food security crop in Sub-Saharan Africa
Despite substantial growth in global agricultural production, food and nutritional insecurity is
rising in Sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of underutilised indigenous crops with useful food …
rising in Sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of underutilised indigenous crops with useful food …
Linking indigenous with scientific knowledge about enset (Ensete ventricosum) disease management in Gamo highlands of Ethiopia: Evidence from local people …
B Gemeda, G Tesfaye, A Simachew, A Wang… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a staple food for millions in Ethiopia and
characterized by climate resilient crop, but enset bacterial wilt (EBW) disease caused by …
characterized by climate resilient crop, but enset bacterial wilt (EBW) disease caused by …
[HTML][HTML] Measure of indigenous perennial staple crop, Ensete ventricosum, associated with positive food security outcomes in southern Ethiopian highlands
Enset-based food systems are unique to southern Ethiopia where they serve as a staple
food for millions of households. Enset, a banana relative of which the entire pseudostem and …
food for millions of households. Enset, a banana relative of which the entire pseudostem and …
The Genetic Diversity of Enset (Ensete ventricosum) Landraces Used in Traditional Medicine Is Similar to the Diversity Found in Non-medicinal Landraces
Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a multipurpose crop extensively cultivated in southern and
southwestern Ethiopia for human food, animal feed, and fiber. It has immense contributions …
southwestern Ethiopia for human food, animal feed, and fiber. It has immense contributions …
Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains for Potential Sourdough and Bread Applications: Enzyme Expression and Exopolysaccharide Production
Twenty-eight strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were characterized for the ability to express
enzymes of interest (including protease, xylanase, α-amylase, laccase, and glucose …
enzymes of interest (including protease, xylanase, α-amylase, laccase, and glucose …
Review of the role of orphan crops in food security
SF Ashebir - Research on World Agricultural Economy, 2022 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Ethiopia is one of the most populated countries in Africa. Agriculture employs over 70% of
the population. It is dominated by small-scale farmers who practice rain-fed mixed farming …
the population. It is dominated by small-scale farmers who practice rain-fed mixed farming …
Responses of common enset (Ensete ventricosum) varieties in Ethiopia to Xanthomonas and virulence of Xanthomonas strains
B Gemeda, G Tesfaye, A Simachew, A Wang… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enset is a vital food crop for over 20% of the population living in Ethiopia. Enset bacterial wilt
(EBW) disease caused by a pathogen Xanthomonas vasicola pv. Musacearum (Xvm) is …
(EBW) disease caused by a pathogen Xanthomonas vasicola pv. Musacearum (Xvm) is …
Reproductive biology of wild and domesticated Ensete ventricosum: Further evidence for maintenance of sexual reproductive capacity in a vegetatively propagated …
S Tamrat, JS Borrell, E Shiferaw, T Wondimu… - Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of sexual reproductive capacity has been proposed as a syndrome of domestication in
vegetatively propagated crops, but there are relatively few examples from agricultural …
vegetatively propagated crops, but there are relatively few examples from agricultural …