Crop wild relatives: A valuable source of tolerance to various abiotic stresses

A Kapazoglou, M Gerakari, E Lazaridi, K Kleftogianni… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global climate change is one of the major constraints limiting plant growth, production, and
sustainability worldwide. Moreover, breeding efforts in the past years have focused on …

Ecological and genomic vulnerability to climate change across native populations of Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora)

R Tournebize, L Borner, S Manel… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The assessment of population vulnerability under climate change is crucial for planning
conservation as well as for ensuring food security. Coffea canephora is, in its native habitat …

Review of Crop Wild Relative Conservation and Use in West Asia and North Africa

N Maxted, J Magos Brehm, K Abulaila, MS Al-Zein… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ensuring global food security in the face of climate change is critical to human survival. With
a predicted human population of 9.6 billion in 2050 and the demand for food supplies …

Collection of native Theobroma cacao L. accessions from the Ecuadorian Amazon highlights a hotspot of cocoa diversity

O Fouet, RG Loor Solorzano, B Rhoné… - Plants, People …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement “Fine flavor” cocoa, known for its superior flavor and aroma,
commands a higher price for farmers than “bulk” cocoa produced for market. These fine …

Family farming as a key element of the multifunctional and territorialized agrifood systems as witnessed in the South Pacific Region of Costa Rica

F González, Y León, N López-Estébanez - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Central America, Family Farming (FF) is characterized by the fostering of endogenous
development, self-sustaining economies, food safety and upholding the values of the …

Advancing breeding for climate‐resilient yam production in Côte d'Ivoire

AM Kouakou, H Chair, KEB Dibi, K Dossa… - Plants, People …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Yam plays an important role in ensuring food security in Côte
d'Ivoire, serving as a staple crop for 60% of the population and a significant source of …

On-farm diversity, use pattern, and conservation of enset (Ensete ventricosum) genetic resources in southern Ethiopia

T Dilebo, T Feyissa, Z Asfaw, A Zewdu - Journal of Ethnobiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Enset is an important source of food and is consumed by about 25 million
people as a staple or co-staple food crop mainly in southern parts of Ethiopia. Large …

Seeing roots from space: aboveground fingerprints of root depth in vegetation sensitivity to climate in dry biomes

N Kühn, MP Spiegel, C Tovar, KJ Willis… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
With predicted climate change, drylands are set to get warmer and drier, increasing water
stress for the vegetation in these regions. Plant sensitivity to drier periods and drought …

Genomic survey of Flavin monooxygenases in wild and cultivated rice provides insight into evolution and functional diversities

Y Gaba, B Bhowal, A Pareek… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The flavin monooxygenase (FMO) enzyme was discovered in mammalian liver cells that
convert a carcinogenic compound, NN′-dimethylaniline, into a non-carcinogenic …

Research trends of nature-based solutions: from urban to climate change

H Yang, J Chae, C Song, E Choi - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As one of the efforts to combat climate change and the biodiversity crisis, an interest in
nature-based solutions (NbS) has been growing. Although there have been diverse …