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Crops and CulturesOctober 31, 2023October 31, 2023

The Importance of Indigenous Crops

The Importance of Indigenous Crops

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Katheryn Chen and Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter introduces the concept of understudied Indigenous crops, briefly describing their important role in global food security as well as the discussing the variety of terms used to describe this group.

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