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Eco-Friendly Solutions: Integrating Wild Vegetables for Sustainable Agriculture Food Security and Human Health

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Soil fertility and plant nutrition

Abstract

Using wild plants as food is one of the survival strategies, and it is closely linked to a strong aspect of their customs and culture. The prevalence of malnutrition, non-communicable diseases associated with diet, and poverty worldwide has led to the investigation of wild crops as a potential solution for a wholesome food crop to deal with these problems. For centuries, wild vegetables have been a primary source of micronutrients for humans, supplying essential vitamins and minerals necessary for maintaining good health and bolstering immunity against infections. This has resulted in millions of people relying on them as a dietary staple. Wild vegetables are characterized by their resilience and low maintenance requirements, making them superior to traditional cultivated varieties. Additionally, they are an abundant source of essential nutrients. Therefore, their potential to address micronutrient malnutrition and ensure food security is significant. Wild vegetables are an excellent source of nourishment due to the abundance of accessible components with the ability to stand against different abiotic stresses like salinity, drought, and heavy metals. They can make significant contributions to people's diets around the world. Natural selection has refined the genetic diversity of wild crops over millennia, enabling them to flourish in a variety of environmental situations. Genes that confer resistance to abiotic stressors such as heat, salinity and drought are present in wild relatives. To increase the robustness of cultivated cultivars, these genes have been effectively introgressed.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2024.271639.1728

Keywords

vitamins, minerals, Malnutrition, Abiotic stresses, wild vegetables

Authors

First Name

Shipra

Last Name

Parmar

MiddleName

Singh

Affiliation

Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP), India, School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior (MP)

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shipraparmar690@gmail.com

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First Name

Impa

Last Name

HR

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-

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Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

Email

impagowda92@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Ramesh

Last Name

Kumar

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-

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Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP), India

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rameshkumar196768@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Abhishek

Last Name

Singh

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan 0025, Armenia

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intmsc.abhi@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Aleksandr

Last Name

Yesayan

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-

Affiliation

Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan 0025, Armenia

Email

ayesayan@ysu.am

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Vishnu

Last Name

Rajput

MiddleName

D.

Affiliation

Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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rajput.vishnu@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Tatiana

Last Name

Minkina

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-

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Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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tminkina@mail.ru

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-

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First Name

Karen

Last Name

Ghazaryan

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-

Affiliation

Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan 0025, Armenia

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kghazaryan@ysu.am

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-

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First Name

Hassan

Last Name

El-Ramady

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Soil and Water Dept. Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

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ramady2000@gmail.com

City

Kafr El-Sheikh

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0000-0002-1113-726X

Volume

64

Article Issue

3

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46704

Issue Date

2024-09-01

Receive Date

2024-02-20

Publish Date

2024-09-01

Page Start

739

Page End

756

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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EJSS_Volume 64_Issue 3_Pages 739-756.pdf

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Eco-Friendly Solutions: Integrating Wild Vegetables for Sustainable Agriculture Food Security and Human Health

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Created At

23 Dec 2024