Main conclusion The present review gives an insight into the salinity stress tolerance
responses and mechanisms of underground vegetable crops. Phytoprotectants, agronomic …

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plants purported to have
unique medicinal properties. However, scientific research of cannabis has been restricted by …

Main conclusion The diversification of food crops can improve our diets and address the
effects of climate change, and in this context the orphan crop Chinese yam shows significant …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important tuber crop with tremendous potential as a functional
food in the tropics and subtropics. However, the crop has not shown progressive productivity …

Medicinal plants produce important substrates for their adaptation and defenses against
environmental factors and, at the same time, are used for traditional medicine and industrial …

Over the last 470 Ma, plant evolution has seen major evolutionary transitions, such as the
move from water to land and the origins of vascular tissues, seeds, and flowers [1]. These …

The nutrient-rich tubers of the greater yam, Dioscorea alata L., provide food and income
security for millions of people around the world. Despite its global importance, however …

Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …

More than half of the calories consumed by humans are provided by three major cereal
crops (rice, maize, and wheat). Orphan crops are usually well adapted to low-input …

Monocots are one of the most diverse groups of flowering plants, and tracing the evolution of
their ancestral genome into modern species is essential for understanding their evolutionary …