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Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) (2023)
Book Chapter
Eagleton, G. E., Tanzi, A. S., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Ho, W. K., Kuswanto, K., Stephenson, R. A., & Khan, T. N. (2023). Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.). In Neglected and Underutilized Crops: Future Smart Food (437-486). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90537-4.00022-3

Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) is a viny, leguminous, vegetable crop of humid regions in Southern Asia and New Guinea. In 1975, a review of 36 underexploited tropical plants by a US National Academy of Sciences select committee hi... Read More about Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.).

Genetics (2023)
Book Chapter
Beukeboom, L. W., Zwaan, B. J., Mayes, S., & Majerus, T. M. (2023). Genetics. In I. C. Hardy, & E. Wajnberg (Eds.), Jervis's Insects as Natural Enemies: Practical Perspectives (233-294). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23880-2_3

Genetic research on insect natural enemies was, until relatively recently, rare and was essentially limited to parasitoid wasps and some coccinellid beetles.

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) (2023)
Book Chapter
Mateva, K. I., Tan, X. L., Halimi, R. A., Chai, H. H., Makonya, G. M., Gao, X., Shayanowako, A. I., Ho, W. K., Tanzi, A. S., Farrant, J., Mabhaudhi, T., King, G. J., Mayes, S., & Massawe, F. (2023). Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.). In Neglected and Underutilized Crops: Future Smart Food (557-615). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90537-4.00021-1

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) represents an untapped potential for developing robust food systems. This promising but underutilized African grain legume has high nutritional qualities comparable to popular and widely consumed legu... Read More about Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.).

Safeguarding and Using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity (2023)
Book Chapter
van Zonneveld, M., Volk, G. M., Dulloo, M. E., Kindt, R., Mayes, S., Quintero, M., Choudhury, D., Achigan-Dako, E. G., & Guarino, L. (2023). Safeguarding and Using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity. . Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5_30

Fruit and vegetable species and varieties, their wild relatives, and pollinators and other associated organisms underpin diverse food production systems and contribute to worldwide health and nutrition. This biodiversity, however, is threatened, rema... Read More about Safeguarding and Using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity.

Safeguarding and using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity (2023)
Book Chapter
van Zonneveld, M., Volk, G. M., Ehsan Dulloo, M., Kindt, R., Mayes, S., Quintero, M., Choudhury, D., Achigan-Dako, E. G., & Guarino, L. (2023). Safeguarding and using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity. In J. von Braun, K. Afsana, L. O. Fresco, & M. Hag Ali Hassan (Eds.), Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation (553-567). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5_30

Fruit and vegetable species and varieties, their wild relatives, and pollinators and other associated organisms underpin diverse food production systems and contribute to worldwide health and nutrition. This biodiversity, however, is threatened, rema... Read More about Safeguarding and using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity.

Diversifying crops for food and nutrition security: A case of vegetable amaranth, an ancient climate-smart crop (2021)
Book Chapter
Jamalluddin, N., Symonds, R. C., Mayes, S., Ho, W. K., & Massawe, F. (2021). Diversifying crops for food and nutrition security: A case of vegetable amaranth, an ancient climate-smart crop. In C. M. Galanakis (Ed.), . https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820521-1.00006-X

Drought is major abiotic stress that causes severe crop losses worldwide. Climate predictions indicate that the frequency of droughts will increase, impacting on global food supply. Currently, the agricultural sector is dominated by the three major c... Read More about Diversifying crops for food and nutrition security: A case of vegetable amaranth, an ancient climate-smart crop.

Crop Diversification Through a Wider Use of Underutilised Crops: A Strategy to Ensure Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change (2019)
Book Chapter
Mustafa, M. A., Mayes, S., & Massawe, F. (2019). Crop Diversification Through a Wider Use of Underutilised Crops: A Strategy to Ensure Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change. In A. Sarkar, S. Sensarma, & G. vanLoon (Eds.), Sustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation (125-149). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_7

© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019. Global dependence on only a few crops for food and non-food uses is risky due to the multifaceted challenges that crop production faces. One such challenge is climate change and its effects on food production. E... Read More about Crop Diversification Through a Wider Use of Underutilised Crops: A Strategy to Ensure Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change.

Bambara Groundnut is a Climate-Resilient Crop: How Could a Drought-Tolerant and Nutritious Legume Improve Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change? (2019)
Book Chapter
Feldman, A., Ho, W. K., Massawe, F., & Mayes, S. (2019). Bambara Groundnut is a Climate-Resilient Crop: How Could a Drought-Tolerant and Nutritious Legume Improve Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?. In A. Sarkar, S. Sensarma, & G. vanLoon (Eds.), Sustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation (150-167). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_8

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.; www.bamyield.org) is a crop similar in morphology and growth habit to groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). It was also historically largely displaced by groundnut upon the latter’s introduction to sub-Sah... Read More about Bambara Groundnut is a Climate-Resilient Crop: How Could a Drought-Tolerant and Nutritious Legume Improve Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?.