Rediscovering Local Landraces Shaping Horticulture For The Future
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Rediscovering Local Landraces Shaping Horticulture for the Future
Author | : Spyridon A. Petropoulos,Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira,Lillian Barros |
Publsiher | : Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2019-05-09 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9782889458479 |
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Local landraces are traditional crop varieties cultivated in specific locations. However, the intensification of modern horticulture has put these genotypes aside, since farmers tend to select hybrids or commercial cultivars due to higher yield, uniformity and marketability. The various landraces are very distinct in their quality features, therefore it is of high importance to highlight these differences and identify genotypes that could be further exploited by producing high added value products and by reinforcing local rural economies. The proposed Research Topic aims to reveal the importance of local landraces for sustainable horticulture, focusing on their special quality features as the result of adaptation to specific growing conditions after domestication.
Ancient Wheats
Author | : Nusret Zencirci,Hakan Ulukan,Faheem Shehzad Baloch,Shahid Mansoor,Awais Rasheed |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2022-08-29 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9783031072857 |
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Wheat (Triticum L.), an annual herbaceous plant in Poacae (Gramineae) family, settles in the Triticeae (Hordeae) subfamily. The grasses (Poaceae Barnhart) are the fifth largest (monocotyledonous flowering) plant family and of great importance for human civilization and life. Cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet are the domesticated ones in the family. It is still the most vital economical plant family in modern times, providing food, forage, building materials (bamboo, thatch), and fuel (ethanol). Wheat has many accessions in national and international gene banks. The estimated number of wheats by FAO in 2010 is 856,000, and, followed by rice (774,000), and barley (467,000). However, the recent consumer's (misdirected) focus on gluten content and nutritional value urges scientists to reexamine their knowledge about wheat (i.e., origin, evolution, and general and special quality characteristics), as well as their wild relatives and landraces for newer possible genetic resources. Cultured or non-cultured ancestral wheats: einkorn, emmer, wild emmer, spelt, macha, and vavilovii are still limitedly grown on the higher areas in Turkey, Italy, Germany, Morocco, Israel, and Balkan countries. They are exploited mostly for their desired agronomic, and specific quality. In some cultures, wheat species are believed to be therapeutic, with bioactive compounds that reduce and inhibit stubborn illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer, and cardiovascular diseases. In this book, we summarize the importance of ancestral wheat species, and provide a prospect for their future with special considerations in terms of species conservation and improvement.
FUTURE SMART FOOD
Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publsiher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2018-10-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9789251304952 |
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This publication demonstrates the benefits of neglected and underutilized species, including amaranth, sorghum and cowpea, and their potential contribution to achieving Zero Hunger in South and Southeast Asia.
Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture
Author | : Daniel Buckles,Bernard Triomphe,Gustavo Sain,International Development Research Centre (Canada),International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
Publsiher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Agricultural innovations |
ISBN | : 9780889368415 |
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Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna
Landrace Gardening
Author | : Joseph Lofthouse |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2021-09-11 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1737325012 |
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Food reliability matters more than ever. Joseph Lofthouse taught landrace gardening at conferences hosted by the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, National Heirloom Expo, Organic Seed Alliance, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA-NY), and Utah Farm & Food Conference. He serves as World Tomato Society ambassador. "Landrace Gardening is brilliant. It's a love story! And 2 parts gardening handbook. There are so many revelations I don't know where to begin? AMAZING. In every way this is a book for the ages. Bravo Joseph." Dan Barber, Blue Hill At Stone Barns, and Row 7 Seed Company. "There is magic in the way Joseph Lofthouse marries his no-stress approach to gardening with such deep love and passion. This book is as much a gardening manual as it is a re-framing of our relationship with each other and the world. Landrace Gardening gives us a roadmap to the kind of joyful food security that we need for healing many of the most important wounds of our time." Jason Padvorac"Joseph Lofthouse has a focus upon something that all gardeners should know: Landrace varieties are the way to sustainability. The best part is that everything in his book is adaptable for any gardener. No high level knowledge of botany or chemistry is required. The versatility and diversity of growing landrace plants speaks for themselves." Jere Gettle- Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. "The western sustainable agriculture movement has long needed its own version of the 'One Straw Revolution'. Joseph Lofthouse provides just that. With revolutionary gusto based on heretical thought and age old human gnosis. In Landrace Gardening, Food Security... Lofthouse steps firmly into the role of Iconoclast and elder seed shaman." Alan Bishop, Alchemist at Spirits Of French Lick
Homegrown Linen
Author | : Raven Ranson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1999473302 |
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Lost Crops of Africa
Author | : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2006-10-27 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780309164542 |
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This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Participatory Research and On farm Management of Agricultural Biodiversity in Europe
Author | : Michel P. Pimbert |
Publsiher | : IIED |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Agrobiodiversity |
ISBN | : 9781843698098 |
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