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1376) Re-Introduction of Ancient Wheat Cultivars into Organic Agriculture—Emmer and Einkorn Cultivation Experiences under Marginal Conditions
Modern agriculture depends on the production of very few crop species, which provide lower nutritive value for consumers. The present work summarizes the results of a three-year experiment on hulled wheat varieties as potential candidates for food system diversification. The organic field cultivation...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
1377) Neglected treasures in the wild – legume wild relatives in food security and human health
The legume family (Fabaceae) is the third-largest flowering family with over 18 000 species worldwide. However, the production potential of legume-derived food cannot meet increasing global demand. Wild legumes represent a large group of wild species adaptive to diverse habitats and harbor rich genetic...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
1378) Wheat Landraces Currently Grown in Turkey: Distribution, Diversity, and Use
From 2009 to 2014 a nationwide effort was made to document, collect, conserve, and characterize wheat landraces grown by Turkish farmers. Spike samples were collected from more than 1600 farmers from 59 provinces, planted as single-spike progenies, and classified into species, subspecies, and botanical...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2014
1379) Coordinating Organic Plant Breeding Activities for Diversity (COBRA)
Coordinating organic plant breeding activities for diversity (COBRA) involved 41 partners from 18 European countries which focused on coordinating, linking and expanding on-going organic breeding activities in cereals and grain legumes across Europe, drawing together experts from previously fragmented...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2016
1380) Collective Action and Marketing of Underutilized Plant Species
Minor millets are examples of underutilized plant species, being locally important but rarely traded internationally with an unexploited economic potential. In the Kolli hills of Tamil Nadu, India, a genetically diverse pool of minor millet varieties are grown by the tribal farming communities to meet...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2007