Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China

Underutilized grain crops are an essential part of the food system that supports humankind. A number of these crops can be found in China, such as barley, buckwheat, broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, oat, and sorghum, which have characteristics such as containing more nutritional elements, being res...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Zongwen, Zhang, Jing, Lu, Ping, Wu, Bin, Liu, Minxuan, Gao, Jia, Wang, Chunchao, Bai, Keyu, Guo, Ganggang
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126976
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author Zhang, Zongwen
Zhang, Jing
Lu, Ping
Wu, Bin
Liu, Minxuan
Gao, Jia
Wang, Chunchao
Bai, Keyu
Guo, Ganggang
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Gao, Jia
Guo, Ganggang
Liu, Minxuan
Lu, Ping
Wang, Chunchao
Wu, Bin
Zhang, Jing
Zhang, Zongwen
author_facet Zhang, Zongwen
Zhang, Jing
Lu, Ping
Wu, Bin
Liu, Minxuan
Gao, Jia
Wang, Chunchao
Bai, Keyu
Guo, Ganggang
author_sort Zhang, Zongwen
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description Underutilized grain crops are an essential part of the food system that supports humankind. A number of these crops can be found in China, such as barley, buckwheat, broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, oat, and sorghum, which have characteristics such as containing more nutritional elements, being resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, and having strong adaptability to poor environments. The diversity of these crops provides options for farmers’ livelihoods and healthy food for the population. Although some mentioned crops such as barley, oat, and sorghum are not underutilized crops globally, they could be considered underutilized in China as they were more important in the past and could be revitalized for food and nutrition in the future. This paper reviews current progress in research and development in the areas of germplasm resource conservation, variety improvement, cultivation technologies, processing, and the nutrition and benefits of six underutilized grain crops in China. It is concluded that underutilized grain crops could play a critical role in food and nutritional security in China.
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spelling CGSpace1269762025-12-08T10:29:22Z Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China Zhang, Zongwen Zhang, Jing Lu, Ping Wu, Bin Liu, Minxuan Gao, Jia Wang, Chunchao Bai, Keyu Guo, Ganggang plant breeding germplasm grain crops crop improvement underutilized species food security fitomejoramiento germoplasma cultivos de grano ecology Underutilized grain crops are an essential part of the food system that supports humankind. A number of these crops can be found in China, such as barley, buckwheat, broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, oat, and sorghum, which have characteristics such as containing more nutritional elements, being resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, and having strong adaptability to poor environments. The diversity of these crops provides options for farmers’ livelihoods and healthy food for the population. Although some mentioned crops such as barley, oat, and sorghum are not underutilized crops globally, they could be considered underutilized in China as they were more important in the past and could be revitalized for food and nutrition in the future. This paper reviews current progress in research and development in the areas of germplasm resource conservation, variety improvement, cultivation technologies, processing, and the nutrition and benefits of six underutilized grain crops in China. It is concluded that underutilized grain crops could play a critical role in food and nutritional security in China. 2022-09-09 2023-01-12T14:17:19Z 2023-01-12T14:17:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126976 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Zhang, Z.; Zhang, J.; Lu, P.; Wu, B.; Liu, M.; Gao, J.; Wang, C.; Bai, K.; Guo, G.(2022) Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China. Plants 11(19):2451. ISSN: 2223-7747
spellingShingle plant breeding
germplasm
grain crops
crop improvement
underutilized species
food security
fitomejoramiento
germoplasma
cultivos de grano
ecology
Zhang, Zongwen
Zhang, Jing
Lu, Ping
Wu, Bin
Liu, Minxuan
Gao, Jia
Wang, Chunchao
Bai, Keyu
Guo, Ganggang
Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China
title Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China
title_full Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China
title_fullStr Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China
title_full_unstemmed Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China
title_short Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China
title_sort six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in china
topic plant breeding
germplasm
grain crops
crop improvement
underutilized species
food security
fitomejoramiento
germoplasma
cultivos de grano
ecology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126976
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