Why wheat? Wheat (Triticum sp.) is one of the most widely grown food grain crops, feeding about 35% of the world’s population. Though five domesticated Triticum taxa,…
Why eggplant? Eggplants are an Old World crop, valued for their taste as well as antioxidant and micronutrient contents. Three cultivated species are known: the Gboma eggplant (Solanum…
Why faba bean? Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is the seventh most important legume grain after soybean, dry beans, chickpea, peas, cowpeas and lentils. It is widely cultivated around the world for the…
Why finger millet? Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertner] is an annual cereal crop indigenous to Eastern Africa and also widely cultivated in Asia, especially in India. The grain is…
Why grasspea? Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a hardy crop, able to withstand extreme environmental conditions such as drought, floods and poor soils. For this reason, it is sometimes…
Why lentil? Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is the third most important cool-season pulse in the world after chickpea and pea, with nearly 6-7 million tonnes produced every year…
Why pea? Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a widely grown crop that is used for both human food and animal feed. It serves as a useful rotation crop as a nitrogen-fixing legume. It can be harvested…
Why pearl millet? Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is the seventh most important cereal crop globally. It is grown in more than 30 countries in the arid and semi-arid tropical…
Why pigeonpea? Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.], the sixth most important edible legume crop, is grown on about 6 million hectares worldwide. India, Myanmar, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya…
Why potato? The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important tuber crop and the third-most important food crop globally, cultivated and consumed on six continents. The first potatoes were…
