Ufuoma Akpojotor, Olubusayo Oluwole, Olaniyi Oyatomi, Rajneesh Paliwal, Michael Abberton
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Abstract
To feed the world's expanding population, crop breeders need to increase agricultural productivity and expand major crops base. Orphan crops are indigenously important crops with great potential because they are climate resilient, highly nutritious, contain nutraceutical compounds, and can improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers and consumers, but they have received little or no scientific attention. This review article examines several research and developmental strategies for hastening the improvement of these crops so that they can effectively play their role in securing food and nutrition. The integration of both research and developmental approaches will open up modern opportunities for crop improvement. We summarized ways in which advanced tools in phenotyping and genotyping, using high-throughput processes, can be used to accelerate their improvement. Finally, we suggest roles the genebanks can play in improving orphan crops, as the utilization of plant genetic resources is important for the genetic improvement of a crop.
期刊介绍：
GM Crops & Food - Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain aims to publish high quality research papers, reviews, and commentaries on a wide range of topics involving genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture and genetically modified food. The journal provides a platform for research papers addressing fundamental questions in the development, testing, and application of transgenic crops. The journal further covers topics relating to socio-economic issues, commercialization, trade and societal issues. GM Crops & Food aims to provide an international forum on all issues related to GM crops, especially toward meaningful communication between scientists and policy-makers.
GM Crops & Food will publish relevant and high-impact original research with a special focus on novelty-driven studies with the potential for application. The journal also publishes authoritative review articles on current research and policy initiatives, and commentary on broad perspectives regarding genetically modified crops. The journal serves a wide readership including scientists, breeders, and policy-makers, as well as a wider community of readers (educators, policy makers, scholars, science writers and students) interested in agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, investment, and technology transfer.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
• Production and analysis of transgenic crops
• Gene insertion studies
• Gene silencing
• Factors affecting gene expression
• Post-translational analysis
• Molecular farming
• Field trial analysis
• Commercialization of modified crops
• Safety and regulatory affairs
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Biofuels
• Data from field trials
• Development of transformation technology
• Elimination of pollutants (Bioremediation)
• Gene silencing mechanisms
• Genome Editing
• Herbicide resistance
• Molecular farming
• Pest resistance
• Plant reproduction (e.g., male sterility, hybrid breeding, apomixis)
• Plants with altered composition
• Tolerance to abiotic stress
• Transgenesis in agriculture
• Biofortification and nutrients improvement
• Genomic, proteomic and bioinformatics methods used for developing GM cops
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES
• Commercialization
• Consumer attitudes
• International bodies
• National and local government policies
• Public perception, intellectual property, education, (bio)ethical issues
• Regulation, environmental impact and containment
• Socio-economic impact
• Food safety and security
• Risk assessments
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