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ReviewPhysiologia plantarum

Underutilised Crops for a Sustainable Future: Promoting Resilience and Nutrition in Global Food Systems.

Diana Moreira, Carla Santos, Marta Nunes da Silva, Elisabete Pinto, Marija Knez, Pietro Iannetta, Fanny Tran, Alexandra Czeglédi, Chiara Flora Bassignana, Paola Migliorini and 6 more

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Review in Physiologia plantarum. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Diana MoreiraUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-4587
Carla SantosUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6708-5550
Marta Nunes da SilvaUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8228-0576
Elisabete PintoUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.
Marija KnezCapacity Development in Nutrition, CAPNUTRA, Belgrade, Serbia.
Pietro IannettaUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3451-4259
Fanny TranEcological Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK.
Alexandra CzeglédiEnvironmental Social Science Research Group (ESSRG Nonprofit Ltd.), Budapest, Hungary.
Chiara Flora BassignanaUniversity of Gastronomic Sciences, Bra, Italy.
Paola MiglioriniUniversity of Gastronomic Sciences, Bra, Italy.
Sofie LandschootDepartment of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Melle, Belgium.
Kevin DewitteDepartment of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Melle, Belgium.
Geert HaesaertDepartment of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Melle, Belgium.
Kostadinos MattasDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Yuna ChiffoleauINRAE, UMR INNOVATION (CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro), Montpellier, France.
Marta W VasconcelosUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.

Funding

CSS TENURE 2023.15056.TENURE.039EU "Climate Resilient Orphan croPs for increased DIVersity in Agriculture (CROPDIVA) project 101000847EU "Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food (DIVINFOOD) project 101000383EU "Fork-to-farm agent-based simulation tool augmenting BIOdiversity in the agri-food VALUE chain (BioValue) project 101000499European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme through projects "Realising Dynamic Value Chains for Underutilized Crops" (RADIANT) 10100062EU "Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by legumes, and legume-based cropped systems, grant agreement" (legumES) project: 101135512MK 451-03-33/2026-03/200015MNS CEECIND 10.54499/2023.06124.CEECIND/CP2855/CT0008MWV TENURE 2023.15056.TENURE.060National Funds from FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UID/50016/2025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing vulnerabilities of global food systems call for diversified and sustainable strategies. Underutilised Crops (UCs) are receiving renewed attention as promising resources to strengthen production systems and diets, yet their potential remains insufficiently realised due to limited production, commercialisation, policy support, and consumer awareness. This review explores the role of UCs around two main themes: UCs promoting agricultural resilience and UCs promoting nutritional resilience. The first explores their capacity to diversify production, enhance adaptation to climate change and boost agroecosystems. The second highlights their contribution to dietary diversity, improved nutrition, and public health. For both themes, attention is given to the benefits, challenges and barriers associated with their adoption, ranging from agronomic constraints to socio-economic and cultural factors. The review also highlights the development of innovative tools to valorise their potential and explores possible futures for UCs in global food systems, drawing on insights from four H2020 sister projects: RADIANT, CROPDIVA, BIOVALUE, and DIVINFOOD. By combining opportunities and challenges, this review highlights the strategic role of UCs in building healthy, resilient and sustainable food systems. It aims to contribute to ongoing debates and to stimulate collaborative efforts towards unlocking the full potential of these crops, enabling them to move from the margins to the centre of resilient and inclusive food systems.

Indexed as

Crops, AgriculturalFood SupplyAgricultureAgroecologyClimate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesHumansSustainable Development

Identifiers

PMID42493345
PMCPMC13395571

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