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 …

The breeding of tropical fruit trees for improving fruit traits is complicated, due to the long
juvenile phase, generation cycle, parthenocarpy, polyploidy, polyembryony, heterozygosity …

The African Orphan Crops Consortium promotes the strategic, genome-enabled
improvement of under-researched crops for biodiversity-based, nutritious food solutions in …

Wood is the most important natural and endlessly renewable source of energy. Despite the
ecological and economic importance of wood, many aspects of its formation have not yet …

The interaction between selective nutrients and linked genes involving a specific organ
reveals the genetic make-up of an individual in response to a particular nutrient. The …

Dipterocarpaceae are typical tropical plants (dipterocarp forests) that are famous for their
high economic value because of their production of fragrant oleoresins, top‐quality timber …

Vitellaria paradoxa (CF Gaertn.) is a multi-purpose tree species distributed in a narrow band
across sub-Saharan Africa. The species is integrated into crop** and agroforestry systems …

Societal Impact Statement Cherimoya has been an important food source since Pre‐
Columbian times in the Americas. Although it is currently considered an underutilized fruit …

Abstract Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino is a rare terrestrial orchid with a high
market value as an ornamental and Chinese traditional medicinal herb with a wide range of …

Abstract Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels (Rutaceae), recognized as wampee, is a widely
distributed fruit tree which is utilized as a folk-medicine for treatment of several common …