The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition

Why have our food systems come to rely on such a narrow range of plant species of limited nutritional value? Today three staple crops (rice, maize and wheat) account for more than 50% of calories consumed while we continue to disregard the huge diversity of nutrient-rich plant species utilized by hu...

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Main Authors: Hunter, D., Borelli, Teresa, Beltrame, Daniela M.O., Oliveira, C.N.S., Coradin, Lídio, Wasike, Victor W., Wasilwa, L., Mwai, J., Manjella, A., Samarasinghe, Gamini W.L., Madhujith, T., Nadeeshani, H.V.H., Tan, A., Tuğrul Ay, Saadet, Güzelsoy, Nurcan Ayşar, Lauridsen, Nina Olsen, Gee, E., Tartanac, Florence
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101896

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