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College of Life Sciences
Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Orphaned Crops

What are orphaned crops?

Only three crops, maize, wheat and rice account for about 50% of the world's consumption of calories and protein and ~95% of the world's food needs are provided for by just 30 species of plants. In stark contrast, at least 12,650 plant species are considered edible. These underutilized or orphaned species are those that could be (and in many cases have been historically) used for food on a much larger scale in diverse ecosystems. Such crop species are also described as "minor" or "neglected."

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Quinoa

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Avena

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Amaranthus

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Other Projects

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The Quinoa Genome Sequence assembly

Phytozome (opens in a new tab) - Assembly Manuscript (opens in a new tab) - Discussion of quinoa genome by Dr. Jellen (opens in a new tab)

The Amaranth Genome Sequence assembly

Phytozome (opens in a new tab)- Assembly Manuscript (opens in a new tab) - v2.1(Chromozome level) assembly (opens in a new tab)

The Chenopodium pallidicaule (Canauha) Genome Sequence assembly

Assembly Manuscript (opens in a new tab) - Genome (opens in a new tab)

The Atriplex hortensis Genome Sequence assembly

Assembly Manuscript (opens in a new tab) - Genome (opens in a new tab)

The Avena eriantha Seqeunce assembly

Assembly Manuscript (opens in a new tab) - Genome (opens in a new tab)

The Avena atlantica Sequence assembly

Asssembly Manuscript (opens in a new tab) - Genome (opens in a new tab)