Multiple “omics” approaches have emerged as successful technologies for plant systems
over the last few decades. Advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have paved a …

Food security is an ongoing problem, and current staple foods are not sufficient to overcome
challenges such as the present COVID-19 pandemic. We propose here that small millets …

The introgression of chromosome segments from wild relatives is an established strategy to
enrich crop germplasm with disease-resistance genes. Here we use mutagenesis and …

Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …

Polyploidy or duplication of an entire genome occurs in the majority of angiosperms. The
understanding of polyploid genomes is important for the improvement of those crops, which …

Climate change causes environmental variation worldwide, which is one of the most serious
threats to global food security. In addition, more than 2 billion people in the world are …

With the ever-increasing world population, an extra 1.5 billion mouths need to be fed by
2050 with continuously dwindling arable land. Hence, it is imperative that extra food come …

Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a cornerstone of food security in the Horn of Africa, where it is prized
for stress resilience, grain nutrition, and market value. Here, we report a chromosome-scale …

Main conclusion Due to significant contributions of orphan crops in the economy of the
developing world, scientific studies need to be promoted on these little researched but vital …

Barnyard millet (Echinochloa species) has become one of the most important minor millet
crops in Asia, showing a firm upsurge in world production. The genus Echinochloa …