Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers
There are about 30,000 plant species that are considered edible, but at present, very few of them are crops grown or cultivated on a commercially significant scale. On the other hand, there are several plants or their parts (leaves, shoots, fruits, seeds, hypogeal organs, and flowers) that are colle...
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| description | There are about 30,000 plant species that are considered edible, but at present, very few of them are crops grown or cultivated on a commercially significant scale. On the other hand, there are several plants or their parts (leaves, shoots, fruits, seeds, hypogeal organs, and flowers) that are collected in the wild and consumed as raw or cooked food. Ethnobotany may offer a source of inspiration for agriculture, as wild edible species have the potential to lead food systems to be healthier, more sustainable, and resilient to climate change. Good tolerance to several abiotic and biotic stresses, as well as high nutritional value and excellent nutraceutical properties, are common traits of wild plants, making them promising candidates as new crops. Novel approaches for the outdoor/indoor cultivation of wild or underutilized species are needed to provide new opportunities for growers to produce new food categories, which would be particularly appealing to modern consumers. Cultivating wild species is also a way to preserve ethnobotanical heritage and promote genetic diversity. Furthermore, the cultivation of food plants normally gathered in the wild could reduce the health-related risks associated with pollution and biological contamination. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1323972024-03-28T03:33:54Z Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers Bulgari, Roberta Baldi, Ada Lenzi, Anna Chrysargyris, Antonios Edible species Cultivation systems Yield and quality New functional foods Nutrients Secondary metabolites Antioxidants Food security Food safety Biodiversity. thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences There are about 30,000 plant species that are considered edible, but at present, very few of them are crops grown or cultivated on a commercially significant scale. On the other hand, there are several plants or their parts (leaves, shoots, fruits, seeds, hypogeal organs, and flowers) that are collected in the wild and consumed as raw or cooked food. Ethnobotany may offer a source of inspiration for agriculture, as wild edible species have the potential to lead food systems to be healthier, more sustainable, and resilient to climate change. Good tolerance to several abiotic and biotic stresses, as well as high nutritional value and excellent nutraceutical properties, are common traits of wild plants, making them promising candidates as new crops. Novel approaches for the outdoor/indoor cultivation of wild or underutilized species are needed to provide new opportunities for growers to produce new food categories, which would be particularly appealing to modern consumers. Cultivating wild species is also a way to preserve ethnobotanical heritage and promote genetic diversity. Furthermore, the cultivation of food plants normally gathered in the wild could reduce the health-related risks associated with pollution and biological contamination. 2024-01-08T14:46:57Z 2024-01-08T14:46:57Z 2023 book ONIX_20240108_9783036596709_56 9783036596709 9783036596716 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132397 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/8422 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/8422 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9671-6 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9671-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036596709 9783036596716 162 Basel open access |
| spellingShingle | Edible species Cultivation systems Yield and quality New functional foods Nutrients Secondary metabolites Antioxidants Food security Food safety Biodiversity. thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers |
| title | Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers |
| title_full | Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers |
| title_fullStr | Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers |
| title_short | Wild Plant Species as Potential Horticultural Crops: An Opportunity for Farmers and Consumers |
| title_sort | wild plant species as potential horticultural crops an opportunity for farmers and consumers |
| topic | Edible species Cultivation systems Yield and quality New functional foods Nutrients Secondary metabolites Antioxidants Food security Food safety Biodiversity. thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences |
| topic_facet | Edible species Cultivation systems Yield and quality New functional foods Nutrients Secondary metabolites Antioxidants Food security Food safety Biodiversity. thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences |
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